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| − | This specimen was lot 5141 in Goldberg sale 72 (Los Angeles, February 2013), where it sold for $489. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Peru. Libra, 1926. Indian head. Mintage 4,596 pieces. NGC graded MS-65. The Victor Jaramillo Collection." The gold ''libra'' superseded the silver sol as [[Peru]]'s main unit of currency in 1898. The libra weighed the same as a [[Australia 1926-P sovereign|British sovereign]] and equalled ten soles. The type was struck until 1930 and again 1959-69, along with 1/5 libras and | + | This specimen was lot 5141 in Goldberg sale 72 (Los Angeles, February 2013), where it sold for $489. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Peru. Libra, 1926. Indian head. Mintage 4,596 pieces. NGC graded MS-65. The Victor Jaramillo Collection." The gold ''libra'' superseded the silver sol as [[Peru]]'s main unit of currency in 1898. The libra weighed the same as a [[Australia 1926-P sovereign|British sovereign]] and equalled ten soles. The type was struck until 1930 and again 1959-69, along with 1/5 libras and half libras. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 4,596. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 4,596. | ||
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| − | * [[Peru | + | * [[Peru 1922 libra|1922 libra]] |
* [[Peru 1925 sol|1925 sol]] | * [[Peru 1925 sol|1925 sol]] | ||
* [[Peru 1926 5 centavos|1926 5 centavos]] | * [[Peru 1926 5 centavos|1926 5 centavos]] | ||
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* [[Peru 1927 libra|1927 libra]] | * [[Peru 1927 libra|1927 libra]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1926]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1926]] | ||
| − | * return to [[Peru]] | + | * return to coinage of [[Peru]] |
[[Category:Gold coins of South America]][[Category: Selections from Goldberg sale 72]] | [[Category:Gold coins of South America]][[Category: Selections from Goldberg sale 72]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:54, 5 August 2025
This specimen was lot 5141 in Goldberg sale 72 (Los Angeles, February 2013), where it sold for $489. The catalog description[1] noted, "Peru. Libra, 1926. Indian head. Mintage 4,596 pieces. NGC graded MS-65. The Victor Jaramillo Collection." The gold libra superseded the silver sol as Peru's main unit of currency in 1898. The libra weighed the same as a British sovereign and equalled ten soles. The type was struck until 1930 and again 1959-69, along with 1/5 libras and half libras.
Recorded mintage: 4,596.
Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .2354 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-73, KM 207.
- [1]Ira and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg sale 72: The Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles, CA: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.
- 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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