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<p>[QUOTE="jdabeln, post: 3083759, member: 33751"]My 2011 comment is incorrect. Here is the correct explanation from Spain:</p><p>According to José María Aledón ("La Peseta, Catálogo Básico"), the issue of 1890 lasted into 1892 without changing the type ("pelón") or the date. Most 20-peseta pieces minted in 1892 used Type 1 ("pelón") dies from 1890 and dated 1890. Altogether, the actual number of 20-peseta pieces dated 1890 could be around 4.77 million (2,344,449 + almost all of 2,430,327). When the new Type 2 ("bucles") dies finally arrived at the mint at year's end of 1892, only a few thousand pieces dated 1892 were minted ("sólo unos pocos millares de piezas" - Aledón). The exact mintage breakdown is not recorded. The Official Mintage for 1892 (2,430,327) includes both issues, most Type 1 (dated 1890) and a few Type 2 (dated 1892).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jdabeln, post: 3083759, member: 33751"]My 2011 comment is incorrect. Here is the correct explanation from Spain: According to José María Aledón ("La Peseta, Catálogo Básico"), the issue of 1890 lasted into 1892 without changing the type ("pelón") or the date. Most 20-peseta pieces minted in 1892 used Type 1 ("pelón") dies from 1890 and dated 1890. Altogether, the actual number of 20-peseta pieces dated 1890 could be around 4.77 million (2,344,449 + almost all of 2,430,327). When the new Type 2 ("bucles") dies finally arrived at the mint at year's end of 1892, only a few thousand pieces dated 1892 were minted ("sólo unos pocos millares de piezas" - Aledón). The exact mintage breakdown is not recorded. The Official Mintage for 1892 (2,430,327) includes both issues, most Type 1 (dated 1890) and a few Type 2 (dated 1892).[/QUOTE]
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