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* [[Peru 1911-FG dinero|1911 dinero]] | * [[Peru 1911-FG dinero|1911 dinero]] | ||
* [[Peru 1911-FG 1/5 sol|1911 1/5 sol]] | * [[Peru 1911-FG 1/5 sol|1911 1/5 sol]] | ||
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* [[Australia 1910-S sovereign]] | * [[Australia 1910-S sovereign]] | ||
* [[Peru 1912-GOZG libra|1912 libra]] | * [[Peru 1912-GOZG libra|1912 libra]] | ||
Revision as of 21:53, 7 April 2021
This specimen was lot 5130 in Goldberg sale 72 (Los Angeles, February 2013), where it sold for $396.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Peru. Libra, 1911-GOZG. Indian head. Scuff marks. Extremely Fine. 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 The gold libra superseded the silver sol as Peru's main unit of currency in 1898.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: 42,000.
Specification: 7.99 g, .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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