British Honduras 1936 10 cents

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Heritage sale 3020, lot 23313
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 23313 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $705. The catalog description[1] noted, "George V 10 Cents 1936, Choice BU, the only date that can be found for this type in mint state. From The Ted Reams Collection." This type is listed for 1918, 1919 and 1936 only, with 1936 the most common. British Honduras is today Belize.

Recorded mintage: 30,000 plus 50 proofs.

Specification: 2.32 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 20.

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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