Haiti 1863-H 20 centimes
This specimen was lot 24035 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $228. The catalog description[1] noted, "HAITI. 20 Centimes, 1863. Heaton Mint. NGC MS-64 Red Brown. A boldly struck coin with prooflike fields and pale coppery tone." This coin was struck at Heaton along with a bronze five and ten centimes. It is very common in low grade.
Recorded mintage: 1,000,000 + proofs.
Specification: bronze.
Catalog reference: KM-41.
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- Arroyo, Carmen, Coins of Haiti, 1803-1970, San Antonio, TX: 1970.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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