Peru 1976 sol KM-266.1

Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 75973

This specimen was lot 75973 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $129. The catalog description^[1] noted, "PERU. Mint Error -- Struck 10% Off-Center -- Sol, 1976. Lima Mint. PCGS MS-65." This type was struck 1975-76 during one of Peru's inflationary periods. It was worthless then and is worthless now except for the mint error.

Recorded mintage: 114,660,000 plus 10,000 of KM 269 (Ayacucho commemorative).

Specification: 3.24 g, brass, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-266.1.

Source:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

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