Peru 1874-YJ 1/5 sol

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from the Mountain Groan Collection
Peru 1874 quinto sol rev DSLR.jpg

This quinto sol was struck 1863-69 and 1874-75 in Lima, Peru. Most dates are readily available including this one. For this date, the SCWC lists an overassayer, YJ/YB. A later type, with a slightly different figure of seated Liberty, was struck 1888-1917 (KM 205). The type was replaced by a copper-nickel twenty centavos in 1918.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 191.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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