Peru 1893-TF 1/5 sol
This specimen was lot 72317 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. 1/5 Sol, 1893-TF-JR. Lima Mint. NGC MS-61. A SCARCER date in the series, this example retains Mint State beauty with its attractive luster, despite some contacts consistent for the grade assigned." This quinto was struck 1888-1917 in Lima,. Most dates are readily available but 1914, 1915 and 1917 are scarce. Varieties and overdates abound. The type was replaced by a copper-nickel twenty centavos in 1918. An earlier type, with a slightly different figure of seated Liberty, was struck 1863-75 (KM 191).
Recorded Mintage: 49,000, a better date.
Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 205.2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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