Honduras 1910 centavo KM-66

Sedwick Treasure Auction 28, lot 1052

This specimen was lot 1052 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 28 (Winter Park, FL, November 2020), where it sold for $840. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Honduras, bronze 1 centavo, 1910, 5 centavos obverse and 1/2 centavo reverse, NGC MS 64 BN, finest known in NGC census, ex-O'Brien. Bold strike with dark toning all over (hint of original color and luster at rims), with clear (large) 1 over (small) 1/2 on reverse, minor rim-flaw but no wear, far and away the best in the NGC census (next highest being AU 50). Pedigreed to the J. O'Brien collection (stated on label)." This type is listed in the SCWC for 1910-11. Numerous varieties exist, depending on what dies were being reused to strike the coin. This type was struck muling old five centavo and half centavo dies. In 1931, Honduras abandoned the peso, closed her mint and introduced the lempira, minted under contract in Philadelphia.

Reported Mintage: 410,000 (all types).

Specification: 2.12 g, bronze, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-66.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Raymond, Wayte, The Coins of Central America, Silver and Copper, 1824-1940, New York: Wayte Raymond Inc., 1941.
• Robinson, Charles, The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965, San Benito, TX: 1965.
• ^[1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 28, featuring the Dr. Peter Jones and John O'Brien collections, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.

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