British Honduras 1918 5 cents
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This specimen was lot 76208 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $125. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH HONDURAS. 5 Cents, 1918. London Mint. George V. PCGS AU-58." This type is listed for 1911-19 and 1936 only, with 1936 the most common. British Honduras is today Belize.
Recorded mintage: 20,000.
Specification: 3.63 g, copper nickel, 20.2 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-16.
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- 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, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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