Peru 1958 100 soles
This specimen was lot 30345 in Heritage sale 3040 (Chicago, April 2015), where it sold for $19,975. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic gold 100 Soles 1958 MS64 NGC, Lima mint. The undisputed key to this oversized, and as a result, highly collected 20th century gold series, with a mintage that just eclipses the century mark. As one might expected from such a low-mintage issue, essentially all examples from this date showcase uniformly prooflike fields, with the present piece being no exception. Boldly defined, only few marks are noted, but none are of significant focal distinction. The first example of this date we have offered, and for the aficionado of the series, an unsurpassable opportunity to get one step closer to completing the set." The type was struck in Lima 1950-70 in limited numbers as a bullion coin. This date is rare. Gold five, ten, twenty and fifty soles were struck during the same period.
Recorded mintage: 101.
Specification: 46.80 g, 0.900 fine gold, 1.354 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-78; KM 231.
- 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.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3040, featuring the Santa Maria, the Alan Dean and the Valley View Life Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
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