I feel like no one ever talks about coins from Argentina. I'm not saying they're the greatest out there, but some of the designs are notable in my opinion. I was looking through my collection tonight as I try to cut it down and I wanted to share a few designs that I like. The 2 centavos design is one of my favorites. I don't know why these don't get very much attention. I also really like the 1940s "cow" design. I've tried to sell duplicates and no one wants these, but something about them appeals to me.
Here are two more. I like the sun on the peso, and the 10 centavos shows how good it can look in really nice condition.
I got a "43" 5 centavos, and it is in BU which shows it bright color. I also have a 5 centovos with the sun on reverse but is quite small and gold colored too.
Argentina has lots of neat coins. Here are a few of mine. For some reason I like the plain design on the 1 Centavo.
I get sidetracked so easy. I thought the bird on the 1987 1 centavo was an ostrich, which would be strange, since there are no species of ostrich in the New World. Turns out it's a rhea, a related bird of southern South America, namely Argentina. The native name was cincodia, perhaps acknowledging the fact it takes 5 days to finish off a drumstick.
I like coins from the southern tip of South America - Argentina and Chile. This is my only coin from Argentina, from the first year of issue, 1 real 1813. A type I always wanted.
The dos centavos is my favorite Argentinian coin, and it nicely complements some of the 30mm copper coins coming out of Europe during the same period.
A couple recent pickups - Note the strong doubling on the I of LIBERTAD on the obverse: Full of luster in hand, shame about the weak strike and dark toning. Actually a hint of color at certain angles.
My copy doesn't have any doubling but it must have been struck with a shattered die. Multiple die cracks.
I realized I don't think I've ever seen a silver coin from Argentina. I'll have to look in Krause and see what's up with that.
I have a couple of the World Cup sets from 78-79 that are silver. Thought I'd already imaged them, apparently not.
I looked it up. There are no circulating 20th century coins, and from the 19th century just really early and then a couple of each denomination in the 1880s. Ironic since I believe the name of the country derives from the word "silver."
