Difference between revisions of "Peru 1924 sol"
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[[Image:PER_1924_1sol-obv (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Acanthite collection]] | [[Image:PER_1924_1sol-obv (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Acanthite collection]] | ||
[[Image:PER_1924_1sol-rev (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Acanthite collection]] | [[Image:PER_1924_1sol-rev (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Acanthite collection]] | ||
| − | This one sol was struck in Philadelphia in 1924 for [[Peru]]. It is distinguished from pieces minted in Lima, which have larger sized letters in the legend. This 0.500 fine silver coin replaced a [[Peru 1916-FG sol|.900 fine silver one sol]] struck in large numbers 1865-1916. This type was issued until 1935, when all silver was removed from the coinage. The examples shown is the 1924/824 variety overdate. | + | [[Image:SB923-73586o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers September 2023 Collectors Choice sale, lot 73586]] |
| + | [[Image:SB923-73586r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC]] | ||
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| + | This one sol was struck in Philadelphia in 1924 for [[Peru]]. It is distinguished from pieces minted in Lima, which have larger sized letters in the legend. This 0.500 fine silver coin replaced a [[Peru 1916-FG sol|.900 fine silver one sol]] struck in large numbers 1865-1916. This type was issued until 1935, when all silver was removed from the coinage. The examples shown is the 1924/824 variety overdate. The second specimen was lot 73584 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $480. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "PERU. Sol, 1923-LIMA. Lima Mint. NGC AU-55. "LIBERTAD" in relief variety. A highlight collectible issue, distinguishable from the other two 1923-dated issues by the raised lettering of "LIBERTAD" on the obverse pedestal and the placement of "LIMA" in the legend on the reverse." | ||
''Recorded mintage:'' 3,113,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 3,113,000. | ||
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''Specification:'' 25 g, 0.500 fine silver, reeded edge. | ''Specification:'' 25 g, 0.500 fine silver, reeded edge. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 218.1. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' the first specimen is KM 218.1 ("LIBERTAD" incuse). the second specimen is KM-217.1 ("LIBERTAD" in relief). |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
| + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
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* return to coinage of [[Peru]] | * return to coinage of [[Peru]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Silver pesos of Latin America]][[Category:Selections from the Acanthite collection]] | + | [[Category:Silver pesos of Latin America]][[Category:Selections from the Acanthite collection]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2023 Collector's Choice sale]] |
Revision as of 16:23, 9 October 2023
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This one sol was struck in Philadelphia in 1924 for Peru. It is distinguished from pieces minted in Lima, which have larger sized letters in the legend. This 0.500 fine silver coin replaced a .900 fine silver one sol struck in large numbers 1865-1916. This type was issued until 1935, when all silver was removed from the coinage. The examples shown is the 1924/824 variety overdate. The second specimen was lot 73584 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. Sol, 1923-LIMA. Lima Mint. NGC AU-55. "LIBERTAD" in relief variety. A highlight collectible issue, distinguishable from the other two 1923-dated issues by the raised lettering of "LIBERTAD" on the obverse pedestal and the placement of "LIMA" in the legend on the reverse."
Recorded mintage: 3,113,000.
Specification: 25 g, 0.500 fine silver, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: the first specimen is KM 218.1 ("LIBERTAD" incuse). the second specimen is KM-217.1 ("LIBERTAD" in relief).
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
Link to:
- 1916 sol
- 1917 ½ dinero
- 1924 ½ sol
- 1925 sol
- 1946 5 centavos
- Coins and currency dated 1924
- return to coinage of Peru