Peru 1931 50 soles

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Ponterio sale 177, lot 12440
Peru 1931 50 soles rev P177-12440.jpg

This specimen was lot 12440 in Ponterio sale 177 (Chicago, August 2013), where it sold for $3,672. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. 50 Soles, 1931. NGC MS-64." This type, struck to the standard of a United States $20 gold piece, was struck 1930-31 and 1967-69. A later type struck 1950-70 weighed only 23.40 grams.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 33.43 g, 0.900 fine gold, .967 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-77; KM-219.

Source:

  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 177: The August 2013 Chicago ANA Auction, World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2013.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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