Peru 1896-F sol

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is one of a series struck 1893-97 at the Lima mint for Peru. There are many varieties and subtypes of this basic design and later issues were emitted in 1914-16. Mintage is unknown, but later dates are common. Assayer F is recorded for 1896 only but is common.

Recorded mintage: 2,511,000 (assayers TF and F).

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 0.7234 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 196.26.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Raymond, Wayte, The Silver Dollars of North and South America, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1964.

Link to:

• 1895 sol
• 1896-F ½ dinero
• 1896-TF ½ dinero
• 1896 dinero
• 1897 sol
• Coins and currency dated 1896
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