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I am trying to find the value of this speciality mounted coin which has the Peruvian coat of arms and the image of Brittania on the reverse dated 1965. The coin is in mint condition.
Can you help please?

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Hi Bev,
You have a Peruvian 100 soles, made of .900 purity (22 karat) gold. The weight for a genuine coin is right around 48.8 grams. These coins were made in low numbers and value depends on the condition. Mint condition coins are worth more than just their gold bullion weight. You mentioned that this coin is mounted. This will leave damage around the edge of the coin and it would be worth bullion value, maybe plus 5% if the damage is minor.
On today's market, that would be $1,500 US.
Thanks for the question! =)

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