Peru 1962 100 soles

Heritage sale 611011, lot 61454

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

The type was struck in Lima 1950-70 in limited numbers as a bullion coin. This date is relatively common. Gold five, ten, twenty and fifty soles were struck during the same period. This specimen was lot 61454 and sold on Jan 11, 2011 for $2,415 at the Monthly World Coin Auction #611011 by Heritage Auctions. The catalog description noted: "Republic gold 100 Soles 1962, AU58 NGC."

Mintage: 9,678.

Specifications: 46.80 g, 0.900 fine gold, 1.3544 oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-78; KM 231.

Source:

• 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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• 1961 100 soles
• 1960 20 soles
• 1962 5 centavos
• 1962 10 centavos
• 1962 20 centavos
• 1962 ½ sol
• 1962 5 soles
• 1962 libra
• 1962 50 soles
• 1968 50 soles "Inca"
• 1964 100 soles
• Coins and currency dated 1962
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