Venezuela 1863-E centavo
This specimen was lot 43688 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $1,037. The catalog description[1] noted, "VENEZUELA. Copper Centavo Essai (Pattern), 1863-E. Paris Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-64 Red Brown. From the Charles “Cheech” Litman Collection." Numista states that the portrait is of José Antonio Páez (1790-1873, president 1830-35, 1839-43, 1861-63) but there is a possibility that it is of his successor Juan Crisóstomo Falcón Zavarce (1820-70, president 1863-68). The bust was also used on a two centavos, four reales and ten reales. The legend "CIUDADANO ESCLARECIDO" translates as, "Enlightened Citizen."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM-E1.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Stohr, Tomas, El Circulante en la Capitania General de Venezuela, Caracas, Banco Central de Venezuela, 1998.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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