British Honduras 1912-H 5 cents

Heritage sale 3020, lot 23312

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 23312 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $1,880. The catalog description^[1] noted, "George V Specimen 5 Cents 1912H, SP66 PCGS, unlike the 1912 Ceylon 5 Cent in this sale that was also struck at the Heaton Mint, this has the reflective surfaces which one would expect of a Proof. The rarity of this coin is further enhanced by the lack of mint state examples of this date AND type." This type is listed for 1911-19 (all scarce) and 1936. British Honduras is today Belize.

Recorded mintage: 20,000 plus a few proofs.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM 16.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
• Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
• ^[1]Tucker, Warren, and Cris Bierrenbach, Heritage Signature Auction 3020: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

Link to:

• 1911 5 cents
• British Guiana 1911 4 pence
• 1919 50 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1911
• return to coins of British Honduras