View source for Peru 1965 100 soles KM-243

[[Image:Peru 1965 100 soles obv Heritage 3019-25277.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3019, lot 25277]]
[[Image:Peru 1965 100 soles rev Heritage 3019-25277.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was lot 25277 in Heritage sale 3019 (Chicago, April 2012), where it sold for $2,875. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Republic gold 100 Soles 1965, MS65 NGC, 400th anniversary of the Lima Mint, full mint brilliance, scarce in this select quality." This specimen was struck to commemorate the fourth centennial of the founding of the Lima mint in 1565. It was accompanied by a range of coins in brass and silver. Altho every specimen minted is presumably still in collectors' hands, it does not appear often.

''Recorded mintage:'' 27,000.

''Specification:'' 46.80 g, 0.900 fine gold, 1.3544 oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 243.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Tucker, Warren, and Cristiano Bierrenbach, ''World and Ancient Coins sale 3019,'' Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.
* 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.

''Link to:''
* [[Peru 1964 100 soles|1964 100 soles]]
* [[Peru 1965 centavo|1965 centavo]]
* [[Peru 1965 10 centavos|1965 10 centavos]]
* [[Peru 1965 20 centavos|1965 20 centavos]]
* [[Peru 1965 25 centavos|1965 25 centavos]]
* [[Peru 1965 1/2 sol|1965 ½ sol]]
* [[Peru 1965 sol KM 240|1965 sol]]
* [[Peru 1965 5 soles|1965 5 soles]]
* [[Peru 1965 10 soles|1965 10 soles]]
* [[Peru 1965-ZBR libra|1965 libra]]
* [[Peru 1965 20 soles|1965 20 soles, anniversary of the mint]]
* [[Peru 1965 20 soles Fr-80|1965 20 soles, seated liberty]]
* [[Peru 1965 50 soles Fr-79|1965 50 soles, seated liberty]]
* [[Peru 1965 50 soles Fr-84|1965 50 soles, anniversary of the mint]]
* [[Peru 1965 100 soles KM-231|1965 100 soles seated liberty]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1965]]
* return to [[Peru]]

[[Category: Gold coins of South America]][[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3019]]