Venezuela 1896 12-1/2 centimos
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This specimen was lot 23686 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Las Vegas, August 2020), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "VENEZUELA. 12-1/2 Centimos, 1896. NGC MS-61. A well struck and somewhat almond toned coin." The SCWC notes this one year type as a product of the Berlin mint. It was accompanied by a five centimos, the only other issue of 1896. The next issue of this denomination was in 1925.
Recorded mintage: 6,000,000.
Specification: copper-nickel.
Catalog reference: KM-Y28.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2020 ANA Auction: World Coins, featuring the Duke of Lansing Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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