Honduras 1871 peso oro
This specimen was lot 1161 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 39 (Winter Park, FL, May 2026), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "HONDURAS, Tegucigalpa, gold 1 peso, 1871, mule with Liberty head obverse, rare, NGC AU details / cleaned, "top pop." Rare and curious one-year muling (unlisted in Friedberg) showing the ensuing Liberty head obverse with the previous reverse arms design (note KM and NGC refer to these sides oppositely), typically crude and light in color yet with full rims and interior details, also in top grade as tied with one other for finest in the NGC census." Numista comments, "Despite displaying a 1871 date, it is currently unknown when these coins were minted."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.61 g, 0.900 fine gold, 17 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Stickney-C318; KM-39; Fr-unlisted.
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- 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, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Auction 39, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Jorge Ugaz Collection of Lima Silver Cob 2 Reales and the Darby Collection of Guatemala Silver Cobs, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2026.
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