El Salvador 1936 centavo
This specimen was lot 75312 in Stack's Bowers June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2026), where it sold for $170.80. The catalog description[1] noted, "EL SALVADOR. Centavo, 1936. Philadelphia Mint. PCGS MS-63." This centavo was minted for El Salvador 1915-36. The issues of 1925-26, 1928-S and 1936 occurred after the conversion to the colon in 1925 but are included with the pre-reform type as there was no change to the coin's specification. This date is a product of the Philadelphia mint. On the obverse of the coin is the image of Francisco Morazán, who defeated Guatemalan attempts to conquer Central America, thereby establishing Salvadoran independence.
Recorded mintage: 2,500,000.
Specification: copper-nickel, 2.5 g, 16 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 127.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Robinson, Charles, The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965, San Benito, TX: 1965.
- Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, June 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction - Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, the Richard Margolis Collection and the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Reales Minors, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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