British Honduras 1939 5 cents

Heritage sale 3038, lot 33621

This specimen was lot 33621 in Heritage sale 3038 (Dallas, January 2015), where it sold for $940. The catalog description^[1] noted, "George VI Proof 5 Cents 1939 PR66 NGC. A spectacular coin with impressive reflectivity. Seldom encountered in Proof." This type was struck 1939 only and is somewhat scarce. The country, long claimed by Guatemala, is now known as Belize. The issues of British Honduras are marked by their dull design; the reverse on this coin was used during the reigns of queen Victoria, kings Edward VII, George V, George VI and later queen Elizabeth II.

Recorded mintage: 20,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM 22.

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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3038, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.

Link to:

• 1936 5 cents
• 1939 cent
• 1939 10 cents
• 1945 5 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1939
• return to coins of British Honduras