1 Centavo

Features

Issuer	Chile
Period	Republic (1818-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1851
Value	1 Centavo (0.01)
Currency	Peso (1835-1959)
Composition	Copper
Weight	10 g
Diameter	30 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 27146
References	KM# 119 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Obverse

No mint mark on left star, 5-pointed flat star, flat top 1 in date

Script: Latin

Lettering: REPUBLICA DE CHILE 1851

Reverse

2 laurel wreaths with double loop in knot surround UN CENTAVO, leg traversing Q in RIQUEZA in legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ECONOMIA ES RIQUEZA
UN CENTAVO

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date)
	Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)
H	Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)

Comments

- Letter "H" inside star on the left.

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF		Frequency
Undetermined
1851	100 000				KM#119.1 (Pointed top-1 Single loop in wreath's knot; leg of "Q" like ~) Santiago Mint; rare	25%
1851		$ 7.70	$ 14	$ 30	KM#119.3 (no mintmark on left star; double loop on wreath's knot; short leg below "Q") Heaton Mint	50%
1851					KM#119.4 (no mintmark in left star; flat star; leg traversing "Q") Heaton Mint; rare	6%
1851 H	3 300 000				KM#119.2 (flat 5-pointed star; double loop on wreath's knot) Heaton Mint	28%

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Examples of the type

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1851 – KM#119.3 (no mintmark on left star; double loop on wreath's knot; short leg below "Q") Heaton Mint (see more)

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232538 Lot 63114	11 Sep 2025	1851 H – KM#119.2 (flat 5-pointed star; double loop on wreath's knot) Heaton Mint	UNC (NGC UNC Details (Environmental Damage))	USD 79.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 196 Lot 1898	29 May 2026	Undetermined	XF	USD 108.78 (EUR 94.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 3170	8 Feb 2025	Undetermined	XF	USD 10.42 (EUR 9.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 79 Lot 2006	21 Mar 2023	Undetermined	XF	USD 19.67 (EUR 17.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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