Honduras 1889 1/2 centavo

Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 45383

This specimen was lot 45383 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $528. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HONDURAS. 1/2 Centavo, 1889. NGC MS-63 Brown." This type was struck 1881-86, 1889 and 1891.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 1.5 g, copper, 15 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-45.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
• Raymond, Wayte, The Coins of Central America, Silver and Copper, 1824-1940, New York: Wayte Raymond Inc., 1941.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1886 ½ centavo
• 1889 centavo
• 1889 10 centavos
• 1889 silver peso
• 1889 gold peso
• 1891 ½ centavo
• 1891 centavo
• Coins and currency dated 1889