Central American Union 1889 centavo
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This specimen was lot 44224 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "CENTRAL AMERICAN UNION. Bronze Centavo Pattern, 1889. PCGS SPECIMEN-65 Red Brown Gold Shield. A pleasing, well struck Gem with splashes of plum toning." This pattern is accompanied by a similar two centavos. We don't know where it was made but Brussels or Paris seem likely.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper or bronze.
Catalog reference: KMX-E21.
- 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 August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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