British Honduras 1919 50 cents

Heritage sale 3020, lot 23317

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 23317 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $4,406.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "George V 50 Cents 1919, MS65 PCGS, lightly toned with superb frosty surfaces. Rarely seen in this superior quality. From The Ted Reams Collection." This type is listed for 1911 and 1919 only, both scarce dates. The next issue of fifty cent pieces occurred in 1954. British Honduras is today Belize.

Recorded mintage: 40,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: 11.62 g, 0.925 fine silver (slightly heavier than a florin).

Catalog reference: KM 18.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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]Tucker, Warren, and Cris Bierrenbach, Heritage Signature Auction 3020: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

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• 1911 50 cents
• British Honduras 1912-H 5 cents
• 1918 cent
• 1918 5 cents
• 1919 25 cents
• British Honduras 1936 10 cents
• 1954 50 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1919
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