Peru 1951 100 Soles

Heritage sale 3014, lot 24628

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

The type was struck in Lima 1950-70 in limited numbers as a bullion coin. This date is not common; some dates are rare (<200 pieces). Gold five, ten, twenty and fifty soles were struck during the same period. This specimen was lot 24628 in Heritage sale 3014 (Chicago, April, 2011), where it sold for $2,472.50. The catalog description noted: "Republic gold 100 Soles 1951, MS62 NGC, highly lustrous, prooflike luster, a beauty! Second year of type with a mintage of 8,241 pieces, few of which could be this flashy."

Recorded Mintage: 8,241.

Specifications: 46.807 g, 0.900 fine gold, 1.3544 oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-78; KM 231.

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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• 1951 10 centavos
• 1951 20 centavos
• 1951 sol
• 1951 20 soles
• 1951 50 soles
• 1968 50 soles "Inca"
• 1952 100 soles
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