Peru 1967 5 centavos
The five centavos denomination was originally occupied by the silver medio dinero, struck 1863-1917. It was superseded by a copper-nickel coin in 1918, which was replaced by a brass type in 1942 when World War Two drove up the price of nickel. This type, issued 1966-68, comes with a few struck in silver for presentation. The second specimen was lot 1260 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 38 (Winter Park, FL, November 2025), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU, Lima, aluminum off-metal specimen 5 centavos, 1967, NGC MS 64, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-Almenara. Blue-toned and lustrous, with bold full details and deeply reeded edge, possibly quite rare as the regular issue is in brass, with other specimens known in silver and silvered brass. Pedigreed to the Almenara Collection (stated on label)."
Recorded mintage: 14,088,000.
Specification: brass, reeded edge. The second specimen is aluminum.
Catalog reference: KM 244.1.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Yabar Acuña, Francisco, Monedas Fiduciaras del Peru, 1822-2000, Lima, 2001.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Auction 38, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and the Darby Collection of Guatemala Silver Cobs, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.
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