Guatemala 1936 centavo
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This specimen was lot 74529 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2025), where it sold for $125. The catalog description[1] noted, "GUATEMALA. Centavo, 1936. London Mint. NGC MS-65. Tied for highest grade by NGC." This type was struck 1932-39 at London and 1946-49 at Guatemala City. No date is rare but the proofs are very scarce.
Recorded mintage: 1,500,000 (500,000 struck in 1936 and 1,000,000 struck in 1937) plus proofs.
Specification: 3 g, nickel brass, 20 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-249.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Raymond, Wayte, The Coins of Central America, Silver and Copper, 1824-1940, New York: Wayte Raymond Inc., 1941.
- 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, October 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the Kirk Menczer Collection of Republican Decimal Minors and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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