Dominican Republic 1891-A 10 centesimos
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This specimen was lot 31258 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $258.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic 10 Centesimos 1891-A, MS63 Red Brown NGC. A choice example of this one-year type with abundant red-orange mint luster." Coinage for the Dominican Republic was sporadic during the nineteenth century, reflecting the political and fiscal chaos obtaining there. The dies for this one year type bear the Paris mintmark ("A") and French privy marks but it is believed the coins were actually struck in Philadelphia. This denomination, modeled on a French bronze ten centimes, was not used again.
Recorded mintage: 300,000.
Specification: bronze.
Catalog reference: KM 9.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
- Remick, Jerome H., and Alcedo Almanzar, The Coinage of the Dominican Republic, San Antonio, TX: no date (c. 1965).
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