View source for Peru 1968 50 soles Fr-77

[[Image:Peru 1968 50 soles obv Heritage 3002-21992.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3002, lot 21992]]
[[Image:Peru 1968 50 soles rev Heritage 3002-21992.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]

This specimen was lot 21992 in Heritage sale 3002 (Long Beach, September 2008), where it sold for $1,150. The catalog description noted, "Republic gold 50 Soles 1968 Inca, MS62 PCGS, a prooflike example with faint hairlines. Very scarce date with a mintage of 300."  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:'' 300.

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

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-77, KM 219. 

''[[Bibliography|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. 

''Links to:''
* [[Peru 1967 50 soles Fr-79|1967 50 soles, seated liberty]]
* [[Peru 1967 50 soles Fr-77|1967 50 soles Inca]]
* [[Peru 1968 sol|1968 sol]]
* [[Peru 1968 10 soles|1968 10 soles]]
* [[Peru 1968-BBB 1/5 libra|1968-BBB 1/5 libra]]
* [[Peru 1968-BBR libra|1968-BBR libra]]
* [[Peru 1968 100 soles|1968 100 soles]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1968]]
* return to coins of [[Peru]]

[[Category:Gold coins of South America]][[Category: Selections from Heritage sale 3002]]