Honduras 1904 centavo

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Sedwick Treasure Auction 28, lot 1048
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This specimen was lot 1048 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $84. The catalog description[1] noted, "Honduras, bronze 1 centavo, 1904, plain edge, NGC VF 35 BN, ex-O'Brien. Honest, even wear with nice bronze color enhanced by dark toning around details, decent strike for the type, second finest for the date in NGC census behind a single MS 64 RB. Pedigreed to the J. O'Brien collection (stated on label)." This type was struck 1881, 1884-86, 1889-90, 1896-1904, 1907. Many varieties of these feature crudely reworked dies.

Reported Mintage: unknown but a better date.

Specification: 4.5 g, bronze, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-46.

Source:

  • 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]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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