Ecuador 1872-H 2 centavos

Ponterio sale 169, lot 10166

After a period of striking reales, pesos and escudos which must be regarded as failure, Ecuador ceased minting coins in 1862. In 1872, the government tried again, this time with centavos and two centavos produced on contract by the Heaton mint in Birmingham, England. A new currency conforming to the Latin Monetary Union was introduced in 1884, the sucre, with its division the centavo. Copper two centavos were struck in 1872 only and the denomination was not issued again until 1909. This specimen was lot 10166 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $805. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ECUADOR. 2 Centavos, 1872. Birmingham. Rim bruise, minor deposits. ABOUT UNCIRCULATED."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM 46.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

Link to:

• 1862 4 reales, Barré head
• 1862-GJ 4 reales, draped bust
• Ecuador 1872-H centavo
• Coins and currency dated 1872
• return to Ecuador