Central American Union 1889 2 centavos
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This specimen was lot 70520 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $870. The catalog description[1] noted, "CENTRAL AMERICAN UNION. Bronze 2 Centavos Ensayo (Pattern), 1889. NGC MS-64 Red Brown. Most of the mint red still shines though with some blue hints in the fields and on the bust. The trial issue emanates from the ill-fated, brief union between Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador." This pattern is accompanied by a similar one centavo. We don't know where it was made but Brussels or Paris seem likely.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM-E22.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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