SilverShilling

25 minutes ago, World Colonial said:

I will be surprised if this is true, except maybe in the lowest grades.  Most of the better Latin coinage seems to be owned elsewhere, mostly by US collectors since they have the affinity for it and find the coins cheap versus US coins.

I participate in Chilean FB Numismatic groups, and cuartillas (which if you read my statement carefully, is what I was referring to), are posted there with some regularity, including some dates and a type which is seldom seen outside the country. Some of these may be MD finds, something which would not be unusual for these tiny coins. 

By the way, I would never make a statement which is 'untrue'. This statement is backed by my 35 year + experience with latin American coinage. 

This Pitt farthing, struck in 1766 to commemorate William Pitts's efforts top repeal the Stamp Act is probably one of the more significant additions to my collection. A scarce item with historical appeal.

A recent census of Pitt Farthings lists a total of 25 examples known and documented, including this example.    

Thank you for your reply, @World Colonial, I collect Santiago mint coins, both Colonial and so am always searching for interesting pieces and I agree with you, nice So mint cuartillas are not easy to find. I do think, however, that they are more plentiful in Chile (among local collectors) than abroad.   

On 11/26/2019 at 8:08 PM, World Colonial said:

With world coinage, there are many series where there are more key dates than non-key, using the US definition.  That's true of my primary collection now which I have mentioned several times here.  Even the more available dates are (a lot) more difficult to buy than most US key date coins.

One example I don't actively buy (since I can't find anything) is the Chile Lion and Castle (same design as my avatar which is from Mexico) quarter real.  It was struck from 1796-1818 with a few earlier dates having a slightly modified design.  The 1817 is a known hoard coin (I own the MS-67) and the 1818 is occasionally for sale (seen it maybe five times in AU or MS). 

I can count on one hand (literally) the number of decent coins from other dates I have seen in almost 20 years, excluding a few details examples offered by Sedwick this year or last.  I also own the 1810 NGC AU-55, Sedwick offered the 1816 NGC AU-50 (which I missed), I previously owned the NGC 1808 (or 1814) XF-45 and Heritage sold one of the other dates recently in XF-40.

The ANS has a mostly complete set but not the 1810 (last I checked).  I have not had the opportunity to inspect it.

I have a few Santiago cuartillas of the castle and lion type, but not in very good condition.