Guatemala 1925 5 centavos
This specimen was lot 1024 in CNG Triton XXIX (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $10,412.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "GUATEMALA, Republic. 1839-pres. AV 5 Centavos off-metal strike. Guatemala mint. Dated 1925. Scroll surmounted by quetzal left over rifles crossed in saltire; all within wreath / Column surmounted by quetzal left. In NGC encapsulation 8409894-002, graded MS 62. Extremely rare – recorded mintage of only eight. Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Part I, Classical Numismatic Group 100, 7 October 2015), lot 722; Stack’s (8 December 1988), lot 2463." The quetzal was introduced as a currency reform in 1925 to replace the peso. This design was reissued 1944-49; the intervening dates (KM 238.2 of 1928-38) were struck at Philadelphia or the Royal Mint.
Recorded mintage: 573,000 in silver plus 8 in gold "Only to be distributed among delegates", per Numista.
Specification: 1.66 g, 0.720 fine silver, 15.5 mm diameter; this specimen gold, 15 mm diameter, 2.13 g, 6 h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 238.1 (silver), Adams I 722 (this coin); cf. Stickney C242 (for regular issue); KM 238.1a (gold).
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- [1]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXIX, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2025.
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