Cuba 1920 5 centavos
This specimen was lot 71321 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description[1] noted, "CUBA. 5 Centavos, 1920. Philadelphia Mint. NGC MS-64. Variety with "5.0 G." Steely gray and with some hues of olive, this near-Gem offers a higher level of quality and beauty than is generally encountered for the type." Cuba, having obtained her independence from Spain in 1903, quickly fell into the economic orbit of the United States. Most of her coinage prior to the coming of the communists was made at the Philadelphia mint. This type was also struck 1915-16. A variety exists (KM 11.2) without the dot after "5.0 G", which is quite a bit more expensive.
Recorded mintage: 10,000,000, the most common date.
Specification: 5 g, copper-nickel.
Catalog reference: KM-11.1.
- Altz, Charles G., and E. H. Barton, Foreign Coins Struck at United States Mints, Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1965.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Featuring the Richard Elliott Collection of Hooknecks, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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