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Latest revision as of 19:17, 15 September 2023

from the Acanthite collection
from the Acanthite collection
another specimen, from the Mountain Groan Collection
Peru 1916 quinto sol rev DSLR.jpg

This quinto was struck 1888-1917 in Lima, Peru. Most dates are readily available but 1914, 1915 and 1917 are scarce. There are no known overdates for this year. The type was replaced by a copper-nickel twenty centavos in 1918. An earlier type, with a slightly different figure of seated Liberty, was struck 1863-75 (KM 191).

Recorded mintage: 425,000.

Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 0.1447 ASW, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 205.2.

Source:

  • Bruce, Colin R., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 34th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2006.

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