Cuba 1920 20 centavos

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 20286

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 22188

The first specimen was lot 20286 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $2,585. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CUBA. 20 Centavos, 1920. NGC MS-66. Bold strike with attractive iridescent toning and excellent eye appeal." The second specimen was lot 22188 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $70. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CUBA. 20 Centavos, 1920. NGC MS-63. Nicely toned with strong underlying luster." This is a better date of a type struck 1915-16, 1920, 1932, 1948-49. Catalog number KM 13.1 (with high relief star) was struck 1915 only.

Recorded mintage: 6,130,000.

Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 13.2.

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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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