Venezuela 1936 12-1/2 centimos

Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 46174

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 46174 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "VENEZUELA. 12-1/2 Centimos, 1936. Philadelphia Mint. PCGS MS-65+ Gold Shield. Pop: 1, only one graded finer by PCGS. A gorgeous coin with blazing full luster and cool metallic toning, serving up tremendous eye appeal for the type." This odd denomination was struck 1925, 1927, 1929, 1936 and 1938. It would have equaled one real in the old predecimal system.

Recorded mintage: 1,200,000.

Specification: copper-nickel, 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-Y28.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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