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Honduras
Six Rare and Diverse Uniface Tokens, Possibly among the most elusive of all of Dana Robert's Honduras tokens are those in this sextet. All are brass and all are uniface. Only one is shown by Rulau and it is not in his Honduras section. From Belfate, the first mainland port in Honduras to ship bananas to the USA, on the north coast near La Ceiba, is a 23.5 mm brass for T. J. Beauchamp. Being obviously of the same style and characteristics as many of this wonderful collection, Rulau nonetheless inadvertently put it as his Mav -10 on page 441. Quality is Fine+ with field marks on backside. From Omoa Cortes near San Pedro Sula is a dark (possibly copper) VF 29mm with Plantacion Cuyamel and Vale Un Medio. Based on the history of that banana company and the much more modern style of the token, we suspect issuance around 1935. If so, whether it is half a lempira or real or centavo, or even some unit of banana chits, is unclear. The first of four "6 ¼" Centavos is a 28.2mm with incused lettering LIVINGSTON and J.C. Norich plus its valuation indication. Quality is EF and it seems to be the only one Dana traced. Final three are all 23mm brass with "Pagara El Portador 6 ¼ ¢". The first from Rich y Cia in Fine+ is very scarce but previously spotted. Final two, from Julio Molina in bold VF+, and from Juan T. Anderson and Cia. in AVF are otherwise unknown to us and unlisted by Rulau. Quite a special lot based on rarity.From The Dana Roberts Collection and Study Group
Estimate: 500-1000 USD
Six Rare and Diverse Uniface Tokens, Possibly among the most elusive of all of Dana Robert's Honduras tokens are those in this sextet. All are brass and all are uniface. Only one is shown by Rulau and it is not in his Honduras section. From Belfate, the first mainland port in Honduras to ship bananas to the USA, on the north coast near La Ceiba, is a 23.5 mm brass for T. J. Beauchamp. Being obviously of the same style and characteristics as many of this wonderful collection, Rulau nonetheless inadvertently put it as his Mav -10 on page 441. Quality is Fine+ with field marks on backside. From Omoa Cortes near San Pedro Sula is a dark (possibly copper) VF 29mm with Plantacion Cuyamel and Vale Un Medio. Based on the history of that banana company and the much more modern style of the token, we suspect issuance around 1935. If so, whether it is half a lempira or real or centavo, or even some unit of banana chits, is unclear. The first of four "6 ¼" Centavos is a 28.2mm with incused lettering LIVINGSTON and J.C. Norich plus its valuation indication. Quality is EF and it seems to be the only one Dana traced. Final three are all 23mm brass with "Pagara El Portador 6 ¼ ¢". The first from Rich y Cia in Fine+ is very scarce but previously spotted. Final two, from Julio Molina in bold VF+, and from Juan T. Anderson and Cia. in AVF are otherwise unknown to us and unlisted by Rulau. Quite a special lot based on rarity.From The Dana Roberts Collection and Study Group
Estimate: 500-1000 USD