Owner Comments:
"Oriental Republic of Uruguay" Struck at "Casa de Moneda de Buenos Aires Mint". Only struck 1916-1917. 400,000 minted 1916. Features the portrait of José Gervasio Artigas Arnal (June 19, 1764 – September 23, 1850), a national hero of Uruguay, sometimes called "the father of Uruguayan nationhood". If you read about this guy, who I had never heard of, there were about four different bounties out for his life at different stages of his life.
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 12.5000g
ASW: 0.3617oz
Melt Value: $9.90 (2/16/2021)
This is my second attempt at this coin, this time thankfully not a details grade. There are 4 more of these graded at NGC, all higher; 58, 61, 63 and 64, and a comparable number in details grades. PCGS has just graded one, in XF45.