Honduras 1871 10 centavos

Sedwick sale 25, lot 1933

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 1933 in Sedwick sale 25 (Winter Park, FL, May 2018), where it sold for $142.80. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Honduras, 10 centavos, 1871, NGC XF details / cleaned. Very lightly cleaned with faint orange and blue toning all over, quite lustrous and detailed for XF, tough to find in this high of grade. NGC #4724563-011." This is the first dime of Honduras. The type was struck in 1871 only, accompanied by similar five, twenty-five, fifty centavos and one pesos. Only the twenty-five and fifty centavos were made in production quantities.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.835 fine.

Catalog reference: KM-35.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th 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]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 25, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2019.

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• 1871-A ½ real
• 1871 5 centavos
• 1871 25 centavos
• 1871 50 centavos
• 1871 peso oro
• Coins and currency dated 1871
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