1 Peso
Features
| Issuer |
El Salvador
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Republic (1841-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1892-1914 |
| Value | 1 Peso |
| Currency | Peso (1861-1919) |
| Composition | Srebro (.900) (Copper .100) |
| Weight | 25 g |
| Diameter | 37 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Technique | Frezowana |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 12 September 1919 |
| Number | N# 24742 |
| References | KM# 115 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Obverse
(en) Old national arms, with legend at top, fineness, mint and date at bottom.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
REPUBLICA DEL SALVADOR
15 SET. DE 1821
900 C.A.M. 1914
Reverse
(en) Bust of Christopher Columbus left. With name at top, value and legend at bottom.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
• CRISTÓBAL COLÓN •
UN PESO
AMÉRICA CENTRAL
Edge
Trzcina
Mints
| C.A.M. | Central American Mint, San Salvador, El Salvador (1892-1896) |
| C.A.M. | Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium (983-2017) |
| C.A.M. | United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) |
| C.A.M. | United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date) |
Comments
(en)
Although denominated in Pesos, this coin was issued after the Salvadoran currency was officially renamed the Colón. Most of these coins sat in bank vaults until they were demonetized and melted in 1919.
All coins bear the C.A.M. mint mark. However, they were minted in different countries:
KM#115.1 - Central American Mint and Monnaie Royale de Belgique. Of the coins dated 1904, 400,000 were minted by the Royal Belgian Mint.
KM#115.2 - U.S. Mints - Heavier portrait, wider right shoulder. For the 1914 issue, 510,993 were minted in Philadelphia and 511,108 in San Francisco.
Due to the 1914 German invasion of Belgium, the 1914 Belgian issue was seized by the German military and remelted that year.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1892 C.A.M. | 250 500 | KM# 115.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Central American Mint | 6% | |||||||||||
| 1893 C.A.M. | 
|
354 500 | $ 250 | KM# 115.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Central American Mint; Over-date 1893/2 exists | 14% | |||||||||
| 1894 C.A.M. |
|
2 249 800 | $ 97 | $ 170 | $ 350 | $ 420 | KM# 115.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Central American Mint | 27% | ||||||
| 1895 C.A.M. | 2 161 800 | $ 93 | KM# 115.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Central American Mint | 9% | ||||||||||
| 1896 C.A.M. | KM# 115.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Central American Mint | 3% | ||||||||||||
| 1904 C.A.M. | 600 000 | $ 120 | KM# 115.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Monnaie Royale de Belgique | 9% | ||||||||||
| 1904 C.A.M. |
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400 000 | KM# 115.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) San Francisco Mint | 5% | ||||||||||
| 1908 C.A.M. |
|
1 600 000 | $ 74 | $ 130 | $ 130 | $ 390 | KM# 115.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Monnaie Royale de Belgique | 21% | ||||||
| 1909 C.A.M. |
|
693 170 | $ 210 | KM# 115.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) San Francisco Mint | 11% | |||||||||
| 1911 C.A.M. |
|
500 000 | $ 130 | $ 180 | $ 240 | KM# 115.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Monnaie Royale de Belgique | 7% | |||||||
| 1911 C.A.M. |
|
1 022 101 | $ 84 | $ 390 | KM# 115.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) San Francisco and Philadelphia Mints | 15% | ||||||||
| 1914 C.A.M. | 700 000 | KM# 115.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Monnaie Royale de Belgique; remelted | 0.7% | |||||||||||
| 1914 C.A.M. |
|
2 100 000 | $ 250 | $ 800 | KM# 115.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Philadelphia Mint | 10% | ||||||||
| 1914 C.A.M. | 20 | KM# 115.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(en) Philadelphia Mint; Proof | 0.3% | |||||||||||
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Bullion value: USD 49.05
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Actual srebro weight: 0.723 oz
Current srebro price: 67.80 USD/oz (see silver price 
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 232052 Lot 64336 
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17 Dec 2020 | 1893 C.A.M. – KM# 115.1 – (en) Central American Mint; Over-date 1893/2 exists |
UNC (NGC MS63) |
USD 552.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 144 Lot 3525
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17 Nov 2024 | 1893 C.A.M. – KM# 115.1 – (en) Central American Mint; Over-date 1893/2 exists | XF |
USD 463.17
(EUR 402.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
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Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232424 Lot 62249
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6 Jun 2024 | 1894 C.A.M. – KM# 115.1 – (en) Central American Mint |
UNC (NGC UNC Details (Cleaned)) |
USD 190.80
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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| © Heritage Auctions | ||||||
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Heritage Auctions 2024 May 12 Spotlight: Latin America World Coins Showcase Auction 61374 Lot 22148
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12 May 2024 | 1894 C.A.M. – KM# 115.1 – (en) Central American Mint |
UNC (PCGS MS62) |
USD 600.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 190 Lot 1822
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10 Apr 2026 | 1894 C.A.M. – KM# 115.1 – (en) Central American Mint | AU |
USD 542.66
(EUR 471.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
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Katz Auction 177 Lot 2393
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6 Dec 2025 | 1894 C.A.M. – KM# 115.1 – (en) Central American Mint | AU |
USD 345.65
(EUR 300.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
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Katz PREMIUM AUCTION 165 Lot 1070
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30 Aug 2025 | 1894 C.A.M. – KM# 115.1 – (en) Central American Mint | AU |
USD 345.65
(EUR 300.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 188 Lot 2401
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27 Mar 2026 | 1894 C.A.M. – KM# 115.1 – (en) Central American Mint | XF |
USD 144.02
(EUR 125.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
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Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232520 Lot 63136
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8 May 2025 | 1894 C.A.M. – KM# 115.1 – (en) Central American Mint |
XF (PCGS XF40) |
USD 84.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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| © Heritage Auctions | ||||||
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Katz Auction 106 Lot 1005
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27 Dec 2023 | 1894 C.A.M. – KM# 115.1 – (en) Central American Mint | XF |
USD 64.52
(EUR 56.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
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