Coin
1 Peso Pucará de Tilcara (2010) — Argentina
Argentina • 2010 • KM# 159, CJ# 6.22, Schön# 165
Overview
A bimetallic 1 Peso commemorative coin from Argentina, issued in 2010 for the Bicentennial. It features the Pucará de Tilcara on the obverse and the Sun of May on the reverse.
Specifications
- Country
- Argentina
- Year
- 2010
- Composition
- Bimetallic: aluminium bronze centre in copper-nickel ring (Cu 92 Al 6 Ni 2 - Cu 75 Ni 25)
- Weight
- 6.35 g
- Diameter
- 23 mm
- Thickness
- 2.2 mm
- Mint
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 159, CJ# 6.22, Schön# 165
- Issuer
- Argentina
Design details
Obverse
A mountainous landscape representing the Pucará de Tilcara. The inscriptions are 'REPUBLICA ARGENTINA' at the top, 'PUCARA DE TILCARA' in the center, and 'BICENTENARIO' at the bottom.
Reverse
A stylized radiant sun (Sun of May) with the denomination and dates. Lettering includes '2010' at the top, '1 PESO' below it, the years '1810 2010' within the sun's rays, and 'EN UNIÓN Y LIBERTAD' along the bottom edge.
Collector insights
- Series context: Part of the Circulating commemorative coins series — collectors typically assemble full-year date runs, so single years within an established series carry demand beyond raw mintage.
- Struck at: Buenos Aires, Argentina. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Mintage vs. survival: Reported mintage of 60,000,000 is high, but circulation attrition, currency-reform meltdowns, and low collector-preservation rates mean uncirculated (MS-63+) examples are meaningfully scarcer than the raw figure suggests. Check third-party population reports (PCGS/NGC) for realistic survival in top grades.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 159, CJ# 6.22, Schön# 165. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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