Lot 3700
Chile. Republic. "Un Peso", 1866 So (Santiago). Eliz --; WR --; KM --. 24.93 grams. Plume mounted shield, bearing star, within broad laurel wreath; UN PESO below. Reverse: Condor stands left on mountainous outcrop, oval shield at feet. Obverse boldly and fully struck; the breast feathers of the condor soft likely due to the die crack, already well formed, seen over the bird's legs. Generally lustrous devices on semi-reflective fields. Very lightly toned. The only known specimen of this date and type. NGC graded Specimen 62.
Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000.
Ex Elizondo Collection, purchased privately from him before 1970. "El Rey de los Pesos," the King of the Pesos, this piece remains unpublished. However, note the style of the dies for Elizondo's number 113, a "1 Peso," dated 1867. Ex Millennia, Lot 1012.
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