British Honduras 1906 25 cents
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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.
- 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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