Venezuela 1921 5 centimos

from Stack's Bowers 2017 NYINC sale, lot 7379

This specimen was lot 7379 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $152.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "VENEZUELA. 5 Centimos, 1921. NGC MS-61. Pleasant toning." This is the key date of a type struck 1915-38 but it is cheap in low grade.

Recorded mintage: 2,000,000 minted at Philadelphia.

Specification: 2.3 g, copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM Y-27.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Stohr, Tomas, El Circulante en la Capitania General de Venezuela, Caracas, Banco Central de Venezuela, 1998.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

Link to:

• 1915 5 centimos
• 1921 ¼ bolivar
• 1921 ½ bolivar
• 1921 bolivar
• 1921 5 bolivares
• 1925 5 centimos
• Coins and currency dated 1921
• return to coins of Venezuela