Honduras 1871 10 centavos

Sedwick sale 25, lot 1933

This 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.

Link to:

• 1871-A ½ real
• 1871 5 centavos
• 1871 25 centavos
• 1871 50 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1871
• return to coins of Honduras