British Honduras 1907 5 cents
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This specimen was lot 45434 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $576. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH HONDURAS. 5 Cents, 1907. London Mint. Edward VII. PCGS MS-64." This type was struck in 1907 and 1909 in small quantities. The 1909 is the rarer of the two dates. The country, long claimed by Guatemala, is now known as Belize.
Recorded mintage: 10,000.
Specification: copper-nickel, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-14; Prid-31.
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- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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