Nicaragua 1937 5 centavos
This specimen was lot 76774 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "NICARAGUA. 5 Centavos, 1937. Philadelphia Mint. PCGS MS-63." This type was struck at Heaton 1912-15 and at Philadelphia 1919-20, 1927-30, 1934-40 to the module of a United States five cents. Some of the early dates are scarce in choice condition but this one is common. The late twenties marked a period of anarchy in Nicaragua, ending in the early thirties when the U.S. connived at the takeover of power by Somoza. The superseding type featured a bust of the conquistador Cordoba.
Recorded mintage: 300,000.
Specification: 5 g, copper-nickel, 21.2 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-12.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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