El Salvador 1914 10 centavos

Heritage sale 3064, lot 30713

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck at Philadelphia 1914 only. It is fairly common in circulated condition and is accompanied by silver five and twenty-five centavos. The first specimen was lot 30713 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $780. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic Proof 10 Centavos 1914 PR65 NGC. An extremely lustrous gem and a true rarity, with a reported mintage of just 20 pieces. Tied with one other example for the finest graded by NGC."

Recorded mintage: 1,500,000 circulation strikes plus 20 proofs.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.835 fine silver, .067 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 125.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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