Guatemala 1951 10 centavos

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Stephen Album internet sale 28, lot 1402

This specimen was lot 1402 in Stephen Album internet sale 28 (Santa Rosa, CA, July 2024), where it sold for $78. The catalog description[1] noted, "GUATEMALA: Republic, AR 10 centavos, 1951, a lovely example, PCGS graded MS63." The specimen shown is from a type struck for Guatemala 1949-58. Guatemala still issues ten centavo pieces with the "Monolito de Quirigua" (the monolith of Quirigua, a Mayan stele) but the alloy was changed to copper-nickel in 1965, same as the United States.

Recorded mintage: 263,000.

Specification: 3.33 g, 0.720 fine silver, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-256.1.

Source:

  • 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Internet Auction 28, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

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