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This specimen was lot 5135 in Goldberg sale 72 (Los Angeles, February 2013), where it sold for $483. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Peru. Libra, 1915-PVG. Indian head. About Uncirculated. 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 The gold ''libra'' superseded the silver sol as [[Peru]]'s main unit of currency in 1898.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 1914-S sovereign|British sovereign]] and equalled ten soles. The type was struck until 1930 and again 1959-69, along with 1/5 libras and 1/2 libras. | This specimen was lot 5135 in Goldberg sale 72 (Los Angeles, February 2013), where it sold for $483. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Peru. Libra, 1915-PVG. Indian head. About Uncirculated. 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 The gold ''libra'' superseded the silver sol as [[Peru]]'s main unit of currency in 1898.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 1914-S sovereign|British sovereign]] and equalled ten soles. The type was struck until 1930 and again 1959-69, along with 1/5 libras and 1/2 libras. | ||
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' 91,000 (including PMGG). | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' 91,000 (including PMGG and no assayer). |
| − | ''Specification:'' 7.99 g, .917 fine gold, .2354 troy oz AGW. | + | ''Specification:'' 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, .2354 troy oz AGW. |
''Catalog reference:'' Fr-73, KM 207. | ''Catalog reference:'' Fr-73, KM 207. | ||
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* [[Peru 1915-FG 1/5 sol|1915 1/5 sol]] | * [[Peru 1915-FG 1/5 sol|1915 1/5 sol]] | ||
* [[Peru 1915-FG sol|1915 sol]] | * [[Peru 1915-FG sol|1915 sol]] | ||
| + | * [[Peru 1915 1/5 libra|1915 1/5 libra]] | ||
| + | * [[Peru 1915 libra|1915 libra]] | ||
* [[Peru 1916 libra|1916 libra]] | * [[Peru 1916 libra|1916 libra]] | ||
* [[Australia 1914-S sovereign]] | * [[Australia 1914-S sovereign]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1915]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1915]] | ||
| − | * 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 12:37, 5 August 2025
This specimen was lot 5135 in Goldberg sale 72 (Los Angeles, February 2013), where it sold for $483. The catalog description[1] noted, "Peru. Libra, 1915-PVG. Indian head. About Uncirculated. 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 1/2 libras.
Recorded mintage: 91,000 (including PMGG and no assayer).
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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