Peru 1979 50000 soles Fr-100

Heritage sale 3073, lot 33573

This specimen was lot 33573 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic gold 'Alfonso Urgarte' 50000 Soles 1979-LIMA MS66 NGC, Lima mint. Boldly struck and lustrous." This type, issued 1979 from Lima, is part of a series of gold commemoratives honoring Peruvian heroes.

Recorded mintage: 10,000.

Specification: 16.86 g, 0.917 fine gold, .497 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-100, KM 277.

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.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019

Link to:

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• return to coins of Peru