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This specimen was lot 22422 in Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CUBA. 50 Centavos, ND (1872-77). PCGS Genuine--Damage, VG Details Secure Holder. KM-R5.2. KM plate coin with a 'key' countermark on the reverse of a United States Bust Half Dollar, 1833, KM-32. The damage cited on the holder is two small dents on the obverse. Overall a wholesome piece despite this; one should recall that the coin had circulated for forty years before the countermark was applied. RARE host coin for this countermark. Toned and fully original. Ex: Stack's Philadelphia Americana Sale September 30 - October 2, 2010, lot# 5312. Ex: Bowers and Merena, Inc. The Lindesmith & LaRiviere Collections November 11-13, 1999, lot# 3205. Ex: Bowers and Merena, Inc. September 1992, lot# 2046."