Honduras 1900 centavo
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This specimen was lot 37608 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $105. The catalog description[1] noted, "BRITISH HONDURAS. Centavo, 1900. PCGS VF-30." This is not an issue of British Honduras (now Belize) but of the republic of Honduras. This type was struck 1881, 1884-86, 1889-90, 1896-1904, 1907 and the 1903 is the key date. Many varieties of these feature crudely reworked dies.
Recorded mintage: 29,100.
Specification: 4.5 g, bronze, 20 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-46.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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