British Honduras 1949 cent
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This specimen was lot 3460 in Steve Album Auction 53 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH HONDURAS: George VI, 1936-1952, AE cent, 1949, a wonderful example, PCGS graded MS64 RB, ex Almer H. Orr III Collection." This type was struck 1949-51 and is common. 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: 100,000 plus proofs.
Specification: 5.67 g, bronze, 25.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-24.
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- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 53, featuring Selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld, Almer H. Orr III, Dr. Dirk Loer and Joe Sedillot Collections, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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