Honduras 1913 2 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This is a two centavos of a type struck in Honduras 1910-13. Many two centavos were struck from used ten centavo dies with the denomination crudely recut. This one appears to have been struck from a one centavo die with a "2" punched over the "UN" and an "S" added to "CENTAVO". The denomination was retired in 1920.

Recorded mintage: 258,000.

Specification: bronze, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 69.

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.

Links to:

• 1910 2 centavos
• 1914 silver peso
• 1919 2 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1913