Peru 2001 sol KM-308.4
This specimen was lot 47452 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "PERU. Nuevo Sol, 2001. Lima Mint. PCGS MS-64. Plain edge variety." This circulating type is listed for 2001-11. In 1991, the currency was reformed, one nuevo sol = one million intis. Surprisingly enough, the nuevo sol has remained stable against the dollar (US$1 = S/. 2.77, October 2013, US$1 = S/. 3.63, January 2021). This denomination was also used for KM 329, commemorating San Marcos University, and KM 330, commemorating the Numismatic Society of Peru.
Recorded mintage: 10,000,000.
Specification: 7.32 g, copper-nickel-zinc, 25.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: cf. KM-308.4 (for reeded edge).
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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