Cuba (1872-77) 50 centavos KM-R5.1

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Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 21375
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This specimen was lot 21375 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description[1] noted, "CUBA. Cuba - Mexico. 50 Centavos, ND (1872-77). PCGS EF-45. Countermark: Variety B, Long and thin key. Applied to the obverse of an 1873-Go S Mexico Republic 'Balance Scale' 50 Centavos (KM-407.4). The finest certified of the denomination on the PCGS population report. This rather pleasing survivor, quite a SCARCE denomination in the state of preservation, exhibits a bold full countermark on a nicely preserved host coin. Attractive rich mottled gray patina with areas of glossiness and hints of iridescence offers much originality." This countermark was applied to various Mexican and U.S. coins during the Ten Years War (1868-78), the first major revolt against Spanish rule. The second revolt, beginning in 1896, attracted American support, leading to the Spanish-American War of 1898. Cuba received her independence in 1903 at the cost of becoming an American client state.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: host coin: 13.54 g, 0.903 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-R5.1.

Source:

  • 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, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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