Haiti 1863-H 5 centimes

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Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45037
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 45037 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $115. The catalog description[1] noted, "HAITI. 5 Centimes, 1863-HEATON. Heaton Mint. NGC SPECIMEN-64 Red Brown. A sharply struck coin with flashy luster and radiant mint state surfaces." This coin was struck at Heaton along with a bronze ten and twenty centimes. It is very common in low grade.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000 plus proofs.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM-40.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
  • Arroyo, Carmen, Coins of Haiti, 1803-1970, San Antonio, TX: 1970.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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