Peru: 1965 gold 100-soles, Seated Liberty type (9 over inverted 5 variety)

Peru: 1965 gold 100-soles, Seated Liberty type (9 over inverted 5 variety)

NGC MS65+. Cert. #2924207-001.

Numista-46426, Krause-Mishler-231, Friedberg-78.

.900 gold, 1.3544 oz. Diameter: 37 mm. Weight: 46.80 g. Mintage: 23,000.

With over 1.3 ounces of bullion, this was my largest gold coin as of 2025. I also found it appealing for its classic Seated Liberty design, and it was struck in my birthyear as well. I previously had a 1965 50-soles piece in NGC MS66, but sold that after I acquired this 100-soles piece with twice the gold content. This coin was purchased raw and I submitted it to NGC myself. I was pleased with the MS65+ grade that it received and also that NGC noted an overdate variety (9 over inverted 5) which I had been unaware of. The spike in gold prices in late 2025 made this my most valuable single coin, if only for its bullion content.

Ex-Michael Swoveland, dba WNC Coins LLC, Asheville, North Carolina, 31 July 2024.



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Yes. I note that the NGC priceguide page somehow calculates the bullion value at $6,114.02 as of today (12/26/25). I paid $3,408.00 for this coin on July 31, 2024 (not counting subsequent certification fees). Not a bad increase in a year and a half, eh?

PS- No, wait- it increased to $6,115.91 just in the time I typed this message!

PPS- $6,117.88 now! Apparently the NGC priceguide page recalculates the bullion value with each page refresh. I’m not sure how they calculate.

PPPS- I do not think the overdate variety adds much if any value, but it's interesting.