Guatemala 1936 10 centavos
This specimen was lot 71461 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "GUATEMALA. 10 Centavos, 1936. London Mint. NGC MS-66. Pop: 3, none graded finer by NGC. A sharply struck Gem with blazing luster throughout." This type was struck for Guatemala by the Royal Mint in London 1928-38 and at Philadelphia in 1943. A similar type with slightly different lettering (KM 239.1) was issued 1925-49. In 1949, the denomination was redesigned to place the Monolito de Quirigua, a Mayan stele, on the obverse, which design is still in use, tho it is no longer issued in silver. This date is common except in uncirculated.
Recorded mintage: 200,000.
Specification: 3.33 g, 0.720 fine silver, 20 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 239.2.
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- Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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