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* [[Peru 1929 libra|1929 libra]] | * [[Peru 1929 libra|1929 libra]] | ||
| − | * [[Peru 1959 centavo]] | + | * [[Peru 1959 centavo|1959 centavo]] |
| − | * [[Peru 1959 5 centavos]] | + | * [[Peru 1959 5 centavos|1959 5 centavos]] |
| − | * [[Peru 1959 20 centavos]] | + | * [[Peru 1959 10 centavos|1959 10 centavos]] |
| − | * [[Peru 1959 1/2 sol]] | + | * [[Peru 1959 20 centavos|1959 20 centavos]] |
| − | * [[Peru 1959 20 soles]] | + | * [[Peru 1959 1/2 sol|1959 ½ sol]] |
| − | * [[Peru 1959 50 soles]] | + | * [[Peru 1959 sol|1959 sol]] |
| − | * [[Peru 1959 100 soles]] | + | * [[Peru 1959 20 soles|1959 20 soles]] |
| + | * [[Peru 1959 50 soles|1959 50 soles]] | ||
| + | * [[Peru 1959 100 soles|1959 100 soles]] | ||
* [[Australia 1926-P sovereign]] | * [[Australia 1926-P sovereign]] | ||
* [[Peru 1962-ZBR libra|1962 libra]] | * [[Peru 1962-ZBR libra|1962 libra]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:00, 12 September 2023
This specimen was lot 5158 in Goldberg sale 72 (Los Angeles, February 2013), where it sold for $489. The catalog description[1] noted, "Peru. Libra, 1959-ZBR. Indian head. Mintage 605 pieces. NGC graded AU-58. 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 The gold libra superseded the silver sol as Peru's main unit of currency in 1898.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 1898-1930 and again 1959-69, along with 1/5 libras and 1/2 libras. By 1959, the libra was no longer a circulating coin but a bullion unit, minted to circumvent U.S. regulations on trading in gold.
Recorded mintage: 605.
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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