Peru 1959 20 soles

Goldberg sale 65, lot 4544

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 4544 in Goldberg sale 65 (Los Angeles, September 2011), where it sold for $575. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Peru. 20 Soles, 1959. Liberty seated. Scarce this nice. NGC graded MS-67." This denomination, struck 1950-69, was theoretically a circulating coin but actually was a bullion piece like her sisters, the gold five, ten, fifty and hundred soles.

Recorded mintage: 12,000.

Specification: 9.36 g, 0.900 fine gold, .271 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM-229.

Source:

• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg sale 65: The Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins," Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2011.
• 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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