Honduras 1891 1/2 centavo

Heritage sale 3015, lot 25098

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 25098 in Heritage sale 3015 (Long Beach, September 2011), where it sold for $632.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic 1/2 Centavo 1891, brown AU with deeply struck design features, very rare date with less than 10 examples known, this being among the finest extant. The second 1 in the date was punched in slightly higher than the first three digits and tilted to the right." The specimen shown is one of a type struck in Honduras 1881-91, after which the denomination was abandoned. Several dates (1881 and 1891) are extremely rare. Most show evidence of the primitive conditions in which they were made.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 45.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3015, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2011.

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