View source for Peru 1910-FG 1/2 dinero

[[Image:Peru 1910 medio dinero obv 600.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
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This ''medio dinero,'' or half dime, was struck in Lima in 1910. Most issued after 1898 were made from melted down one ''sol'' coins. Varieties and overdates abound; for 1910, no varieties are recorded. A earlier type, with a slightly different figure of seated Liberty, was issued 1863-64 (KM 189). The silver coin was replaced in 1918 by a copper-nickel five centavos.

''Recorded mintage:'' 640,000.

''Specification:'' 1.25 g, .900 fine silver, reeded edge. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 206.2. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Peru 1909-FG 1/2 dinero|1909 ½ dinero]]
* [[Peru 1910-FG dinero|1910 dinero]]
* [[Peru 1910-FG 1/5 sol|1910 1/5 sol]]
* [[Peru 1910 5 soles|1910 5 soles, gold token]]
* [[Peru 1910-GOZG libra|1910 libra]]
* [[Peru 1911-FG 1/2 dinero|1911 ½ dinero]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1910]]
* return to [[Peru]]

[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]