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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Derick, post: 1513015, member: 39142&quot;]<font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri">1927 was an interesting year at the Chilean mint given the varieties of the peso(s) coins struck. Would like to share some examples from my collection. </font></span></font></p><p><b><u><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri"><br /></font></span></font></u></b></p><p><b><u><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri">1927 5 PESOS coin. </font></span></font></u></b></p><p><span style="color: #0d0d0d"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><br /></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0d0d0d"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">It is the same weight and fineness as the old peso coin minted until 1891. Last circulated 5 peso coin struck in silver. </font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0d0d0d"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"></font></font></span><span style="color: #0d0d0d"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">436,510 of KM 173.1 and 173.2 were melted down in 1932</font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0d0d0d"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><br /></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #0d0d0d"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Varieties, </font></font></span></p><p><font face="Calibri"><font size="3"><span style="color: #0d0d0d">KM 173.1, 5 pesos coin (25 grams, width 2.5 mm). Obverse, thick lettering of CINCO PESOS. Reverse, 0</span><span style="color: red">.</span></font><span style="color: #0d0d0d"><font size="3">9 silver below wing (not comma). </font></span></font></p><p><font face="Calibri"><span style="color: #0d0d0d"><font size="3"><br /></font></span></font></p><p><font face="Calibri"><span style="color: #0d0d0d"><font size="3">[ATTACH]195944.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]195945.vB[/ATTACH]</font></span></font></p><p><font face="Calibri"><span style="color: #0d0d0d"><font size="3"><br /></font></span></font></p><p><font face="Calibri"><span style="color: #0d0d0d"><font size="3"></font><font size="3"><span style="color: #0d0d0d">KM 173.2, 5 pesos coin (25 grams, width 3 mm). Obverse, thin clear lettering of CINCO PESOS. Reverse, 0</span><span style="color: red">,</span><span style="color: #0d0d0d">9 silver below wing. </span></font></span></font></p><p><font face="Calibri"><span style="color: #0d0d0d"><font size="3"><span style="color: #0d0d0d"><br /></span></font></span></font></p><p><font face="Calibri"><span style="color: #0d0d0d"><font size="3"><span style="color: #0d0d0d">[ATTACH]195946.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]195947.vB[/ATTACH]</span></font></span></font></p><p><font face="Calibri"><span style="color: #0d0d0d"><br /></span></font></p><p><font face="Calibri"><span style="color: #0d0d0d"></span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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