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Coin Details

Origin/Country: PERU - DECIMAL
Item Description: 1/2S 1942(PHILA.) KM-220.2
Full Grade: NGC MS 64
Owner: coin928

Set Details

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Peru - Minted in the United States
The U.S. Mint Goes to War
Competitive Sets: Coin928 - Peru 1/2 Sol Brass #3   Score: 45
Research: NGC Coin Price Guide
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Owner Comments:

Peru - 1942 1/2 Sol - KM-220.2 - Mintage: 4,000,000

This coin was minted by the Philadelphia Mint during World War II for circulation in Peru from brass recovered from artillery shell casings. There is no mint mark on this coin.

There are many varieties of 1/2 sols for 1942, with quite a few differentiating characteristics. The most definitive though in determining whether the coin was minted in Philadelphia or not is the number of palm fronds to the left of the llama in the national coat of arms. The coins minted in Philadelphia have 5 while all others have only 3.

Sources
  1. Flatt, Horace P., "Peruvian Half-Sol Coins, 1935-1965" The Numismatist, Vol 95, No. 1 1982, pp. 41-49.
  2. Flatt, Horace P., "Peruvian Centavos," The Numismatist, Vol 97, No. 2 1984, pp. 254-261.
Date acquired: 4/3/2008 (Raw coin)
Date graded: 9/30/2019 (Self submitted to NGC)

Rev. 10/27/2019

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