“CHIIE” Coins Become Instant Collectors’ Item — And National Embarrassment

It is a numismatists’ dream come true. The Chilean mint has issued thousands of 50-peso coins with Chile misspelled as C-H-I-I-E instead of C-H-I-L-E. The manager of the Chilean mint has been dismissed.

While worth only about ten cents in face value, these coins are already valuable collectors’ items worth far more.

The mint has been hit with a series of blunders recently including selling valuable coins to collectors against standing policies.

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