British Honduras 1901 50 cents

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Heritage sale 3026, lot 24071
Br Honduras 1901 50 cents rev H3026-24071.jpg

This specimen was lot 24071 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), where it sold for $4,993.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Victoria Proof 50 Cents 1901, Proof 62 NGC, meticulously sharp design features with reflective surfaces and just a light scattering of tiny contact marks. Very rare in Proof with a listed mintage of 30. A key rarity in the British Commonwealth series." This four year type (1894, 1896, 1897, 1901) is not rare in circulated condition but the proofs are rare.

Recorded mintage: 10,000 plus 30 proofs.

Specification: 11.62 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-10.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
  • Pridmore, F., The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations to the end of the Reign of George VI 1952: Part 3, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras and the British West Indies, London: Spink & Son, 1965.
  • Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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