Honduras 1893 centavo KM-59
This specimen was lot 1043 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description[1] noted, "Honduras, bronze 1 centavo, 1893/83, denomination UN/10, no wreath, NGC AU 55 BN, ex-O'Brien. Rich chocolate-brown color with faint traces of original copper and luster around some details, with clear alteration to denomination and date as from an 1883 10 centavos die (neither stated on label, causing this coin to be listed by itself in the census). Pedigreed to the J. O'Brien collection (stated on label)." This type was struck 1890-95. Another type, KM 61, with a wreath obverse, was also issued in 1893.
Reported Mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 4.5 g, bronze, 20 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-59.
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- 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 28, featuring the Dr. Peter Jones and John O'Brien collections, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.
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