Watch List notes:

Honduras (struck at the Paris Mint), copper-nickel proof 5 reales pattern, 1870-TASSET, President Medina, rare, NGC PF 64, ex-Stuart. KM-Pn12. Nice luster and frosty details, very lightly gold-toned with a few darker streaks on reverse, rare and popular pattern for a denomination that was never adopted, also noteworthy for its obverse legend recognizing Captain-General and President Jose Maria Medina (who was executed in 1878), second highest grade in NGC census behind a pair of PF 65's. Pedigreed to the Richard Stuart collection (stated on special label) and to Sedwick Auction 21 (lot 1542).
($1500-2250)