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This specimen was lot 24631 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $660. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "PERU. 20 Soles, 1952. NGC MS-63. From a mintage of only 424 pieces. Sharply struck, brilliant and quite attractive." This denomination, struck 1950-69, was theoretically a circulating coin but actually was a bullion piece like her sisters, the gold five, [[Peru 1957 10 soles|ten]], [[Peru 1952 50 soles|fifty]] and [[Peru 1952 100 soles|hundred soles]]. | This specimen was lot 24631 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $660. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "PERU. 20 Soles, 1952. NGC MS-63. From a mintage of only 424 pieces. Sharply struck, brilliant and quite attractive." This denomination, struck 1950-69, was theoretically a circulating coin but actually was a bullion piece like her sisters, the gold five, [[Peru 1957 10 soles|ten]], [[Peru 1952 50 soles|fifty]] and [[Peru 1952 100 soles|hundred soles]]. | ||
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' 424. | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' 424, a better date. |
| − | ''Specification:'' 9.36 g, .900 fine gold, .269 troy oz AGW. | + | ''Specification:'' 9.36 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.269 troy oz AGW, 22 mm diameter. |
''Catalog reference:'' Fr-80; KM-229. | ''Catalog reference:'' Fr-80; KM-229. | ||
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, ''The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017. | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, ''The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2017. |
| + | * 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. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
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''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| + | * [[Peru 1951 20 soles|1951 20 soles]] | ||
| + | * [[Peru 1952 20 centavos|1952 20 centavos]] | ||
* [[Peru 1952 sol|1952 sol]] | * [[Peru 1952 sol|1952 sol]] | ||
* [[Peru 1952 50 soles|1952 50 soles]] | * [[Peru 1952 50 soles|1952 50 soles]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:11, 7 September 2023
This specimen was lot 24631 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. 20 Soles, 1952. NGC MS-63. From a mintage of only 424 pieces. Sharply struck, brilliant and quite attractive." This denomination, struck 1950-69, was theoretically a circulating coin but actually was a bullion piece like her sisters, the gold five, ten, fifty and hundred soles.
Recorded mintage: 424, a better date.
Specification: 9.36 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.269 troy oz AGW, 22 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-80; KM-229.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
- 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.
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