British Honduras 1906 25 cents

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Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 51152
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This specimen was lot 51152 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH HONDURAS. 25 Cents, 1906. London Mint. Edward VII. PCGS MS-62. The SCARCER of just two years struck for the denomination under Edward VII, this nearly-Choice minor offers an elegant tone atop steely gunmetal gray surfaces. The finest seen in the PCGS census." This type was struck 1906-07 and is not rare in worn condition. British Honduras is today Belize.

Recorded mintage: 30,000.

Specification: 5.81 g, 0.925 fine silver, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-12; Prid-16.

Source:

  • Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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