Honduras 1910 centavo KM-68
This specimen was lot 1051 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "Honduras, bronze 1 centavo, 1910, 1/2 centavo obverse with modified 5 centavos reverse, NGC UNC details / environmental damage, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-O'Brien. Bold strike and fairly well preserved for the type (even some traces of original color and luster) but with small areas of corrosion and encrustation on reverse, this variety apparently not listed in NGC census except for this "details" example, second 1 of date punched over a 0 (not mentioned on label or in census). Pedigreed to the J. O'Brien collection (stated on label)." This type is listed in the SCWC for 1910-11. Numerous varieties exist, depending on what dies were being reused to strike the coin. This type was struck using old five centavo dies; KM 65 and 66 were struck using recycled half centavo dies. In 1931, Honduras abandoned the peso, closed her mint and introduced the lempira, minted under contract in Philadelphia.
Reported Mintage: 410,000 (all types).
Specification: 2.12 g, bronze, 20 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-68.
- 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.
- [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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