British Honduras 1936 5 cents
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This specimen was lot 32569 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $881.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "British Colony. George V 5 Cents 1936 MS67 NGC. A laudable example with a spectacular look. As pristine as one could find." This type is listed for 1911-19 and 1936 only, with 1936 the most common. British Honduras is today Belize.
Recorded mintage: 60,000 plus 50 proofs.
Specification: 3.63 g, copper nickel, 20.2 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 16.
- Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
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- 1918 5 cents
- 1936 cent
- 1936 10 cents
- 1939 5 cents
- Coins and currency dated 1936
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