Peru 1967 50 soles Fr-77

Goldberg sale 75, lot 3777

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 3777 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $1,783. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Peru. 50 Soles, 1967. Head of Indian Chief, Manco Capoc left. Reverse: Inca emblems. NGC graded 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: 10,000.

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

Catalog reference: Fr-77; KM 219.

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.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Jason Villareal and Steven Harvey, Goldberg Sale 75: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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