Cuba 1961 centavo
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This specimen was lot 45746 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $405. The catalog description[1] noted, "CUBA. Centavo, 1961. Philadelphia Mint. NGC MS-65. Ex: EMO Collection." This type was struck at Philadelphia in 1946 and 1961. Soon after this was struck, the Castro regime was embargoed by the United States and the Philadelphia mint lost Cuba as a customer.
Recorded mintage: 100,000,000.
Specification: 2.5 g, copper-nickel, 17 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-11.3.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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