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[[Image:Peru CNG 2092.jpg|550px|thumb|CNG Lissner collection, lot 2092]]
 
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This specimen was lot 2092 in Classical Numismatic Group's auction of the Robert Lissner collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $393.25. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "PERU, Republic. 1821-present. AR 1/5 Sol. Lima mint. Dated 1863 YB. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 66. Superb toned iridescent gem. First year of this type." This ''quinto'' was struck 1863-75 in Lima, Peru. Most dates are readily available. Varieties and overdates abound. A later type, with a slightly different figure of seated Liberty, was struck 1888-1917 (KM 205). The type was replaced by a copper-nickel twenty centavos in 1918.  
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The first specimen was lot 2092 in Classical Numismatic Group's auction of the Robert Lissner collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $393.25. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "PERU, Republic. 1821-present. AR 1/5 Sol. Lima mint. Dated 1863 YB. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 66. Superb toned iridescent gem. First year of this type." This ''quinto'' was struck 1863-75 in Lima, Peru. Most dates are readily available. Varieties and overdates abound. A later type, with a slightly different figure of seated Liberty, was struck 1888-1917 (KM 205). The type was replaced by a copper-nickel twenty centavos in 1918.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but fairly common.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but fairly common.
  
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''Specification:'' 5 g, .900 fine silver, this specimen Ø18 mm, 4.92 g, 6h axis.
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''Specification:'' 5 g, .900 fine silver, the first specimen Ø18 mm, 4.92 g, 6h axis.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 191.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 191.  
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Revision as of 20:51, 5 September 2023

CNG Lissner collection, lot 2092
from the Mountain Groan Collection
Peru 1879 5 centavos rev DSLR.jpg

The first specimen was lot 2092 in Classical Numismatic Group's auction of the Robert Lissner collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $393.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU, Republic. 1821-present. AR 1/5 Sol. Lima mint. Dated 1863 YB. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 66. Superb toned iridescent gem. First year of this type." This quinto was struck 1863-75 in Lima, Peru. Most dates are readily available. Varieties and overdates abound. A later type, with a slightly different figure of seated Liberty, was struck 1888-1917 (KM 205). The type was replaced by a copper-nickel twenty centavos in 1918.

Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.

Specification: 5 g, .900 fine silver, the first specimen Ø18 mm, 4.92 g, 6h axis.

Catalog reference: KM 191.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.

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