British Honduras 1906 50 cents
This specimen was lot 70258 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH HONDURAS. 50 Cents, 1906. Edward VII. PCGS MS-62. The SCARCE date of this two year type, not often seen in uncirculated grades. An attractive, boldly struck coin with diffuse, cartwheel luster and strong gray to lilac toning. Great eye appeal like this deserves a strong bid." This type was also struck in 1907. The country, long claimed by Guatemala, is now known as Belize. The issues of British Honduras are marked by their dull design; the reverse on this coin was used during the reigns of queen Victoria, kings Edward VII, George V, George VI and later queen Elizabeth II.
Recorded mintage: 15,000.
Specification: 11.62 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-13.
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- 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, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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