Dineros of Peru and their Antecedents
1897 JF
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
PERU - DECIMAL |
| Item Description: |
DINERO 1897 JF |
| Full Grade: |
MS Select |
| Owner: |
Forest City |
Owner Comments:
I have a nice Gem toned Unc 1897 JF that will be sent to NGC in the next batch I send in.
The 1897 JF Dinero is overshadowed by it's cousin the 1897 JF 1/2 Dinero. The later is a hoard coin that is always available in high end mint state. The Dinero is exponentially more scarce. Very few have been graded, although mint state examples do turn up now and again. "JF" stands for the assayer Juan Figueroa. He was the "F" in the previous initials "TF". Now that there was only one assayer, the initials corresponded to his first and last name (see further discussion in the 1896 F Dinero).
No varieties are known for this date/assayer. Berries are 3-2-3.
NGC has one in MS 61, two in MS 63, one in MS 64, and there is one in MS 65 at PCGS. The PCGS MS 67 that is listed is my 1897 VN, which has been misattributed. Only five total graded.