Back To The Pile Of Coins ..
I reach in randomly and pull out a silver coin. Ah Yes.. The 1921 Chilean Peso. This particular coin came to me in spare change, like a few others had in the past. It's sort of weird because it's not as big as a quarter and a little smaller than other normally circulated coins. Sometimes I think cashiers just want to get rid of what they think is 'Junk', by pawning it off in an unsuspecting customer. That customer, this time, was yours truly.
Some time later, I returned home.. And emptied my pockets of the loose change. The coin was there again staring me in the face. I was somewhat drawn to the vulture like bird (What happens to be an Andean condor), standing on the edge of a rock. Right away I noticed that the coin was marked Chile and realized that it did not belong in with my other change. At this point, I still didn't realize that it had any silver content.
On the reverse, there can be found an interesting combination of a laurel wreath, with sickle and hammer. They are a bit worn down now, but still noticeable as such items. On closer examination of the front, I see that there are still several feathers that have nice detail. I can even make out the Condors clawed feet gripping that rock. (as seen below)
Diameter in mm's - 28mm
As I flipped the piece over, I realized the edges are a bit worn and the ridges were just barely noticeable.
A Question For Any Coin Lover's Out There ..
On The Obverse.. there is a 0.5 just to the lower left of the condor. Curious if someone here knows or not (and I do not want to assume) what that stands for? Is it depicting the silver content which also happens to be 50%? Thanks in advance for confirmation or explanation.
Bellow, I paned out a tad more so that you can have a relatively clean view of the coin. My setting on the iPhone camera had a short depth of field, so the bottom looks a little more worn than it actually is. I would consider the coin to be in good shape, not fine, although I wish it were. Either way, not a bad find. I am glad the cashier that thought they were getting rid of junk, did so. Otherwise I wouldn't have this coin.
"Thanks buddy!! You can give me silver anytime you want to!"
Coin Specifics - Additional Information ..
1 Peso coin alignment
1 Peso (coin alignment) - obverse1 Peso (coin alignment) - reverse
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Features
Country: Chile
Period: Republic (1818-date)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1921-1922
Value: Un Peso (1)
Currency: Old peso (1835-1980)
Composition: Silver (.500)
Weight: 9 g
Diameter: 29 mm
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Shape: Round
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized: Yes
References: KM# 152.5
Obverse: Andean condor on rock.
Lettering: REPUBLICA DE CHILE - 0.5
Reverse: Value within laurel wreath.
Lettering: So - UN PESO 1921
Edge: Reeded
Date: 1921 So
Mintage: 2,287,000
Numista Rarity index: 29 [0 being common and 100 being rare]
Bullion value: 3.75 USD 4.5g Silver
Source - Numista
Thank you to @silversaver888 that guided me to this cool site, Numista, that seems to have information to every coin under the sun!
Well, That's All For Now ..
And Molly is lonely over here in her little doggy bunk bed. She is soaking up the morning sun and Saturday (when I am writing this post) is just starting to wake up. I hear the birds chirping, and my coffee cup is empty.
It's going to be hard to get anything done today, now that my mind is thinking about Silver again :-/
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