Honduras 1902 peso oro

Heritage sale 3042, lot 33636

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 33636 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $705. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic gold Peso 1902 AU. Well struck with a sharp date. Far better than almost all of this normally crude type. Mintage unknown, but believed to be just a few pieces." This is a later date of a type struck 1888-1922. None are common, tho this is one of scarcer dates. In 1931, the peso was dropped in favor of the lempira and the mintage of gold for circulation ceased.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.61 g, 0.900 fine gold, .046 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-7; KM 56.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
• 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:

• 1901 gold peso
• 1902 centavo
• 1902 5 centavos
• 1902 25 centavos
• 1902 silver peso
• 1903 silver peso
• 1907 gold peso
• Coins and currency dated 1902
• return to coins of Honduras