View source for Peru 1979 50000 soles Fr-100

[[Image:Peru H3073-33573o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3073, lot 33573]]
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This specimen was lot 33573 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $720. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> 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. 

''[[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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>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:''
* [[Peru 1979 5 soles]]
* [[Peru 1979 10 soles]], Tupac Amaru
* [[Peru 1979 1000 soles|1979 1000 soles, National Congress]]
* [[Peru 1979 5000 soles|1979 5000 soles, Huascar]]
* [[Peru 1982 5000 soles KM-284|1982 5,000 soles, FIFA World Cup, Spain]]
* [[Peru 1982 10000 soles|1982 10,000 soles, battle of La Brena]]
* [[Peru 1979 50000 soles Fr-101|1979 50,000 soles, Calderon]]
* [[Peru 1979 50000 soles Fr-102|1979 50,000 soles, Aguirre]]
* [[Peru 1979 100000 soles Fr-97|1979 100,000 soles, Grau]]
* [[Peru 1979 100000 soles Fr-98|1979 100,000 soles, Bolognese]]
* [[Peru 1979 100000 soles Fr-99|1979 100,000 soles, Caceres]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1979]]
* return to coins of [[Peru]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3073]][[Category: Gold coins of South America]]