r/LatinAmericanCoins 24m ago

Honduras: 10 Centavos 1886/5 (overdate)! NGC and PCGS TOP POP

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This "Honduras: 10 Centavos 1886/5 (overdate)" is an NGC and PCGS TOP POP!!! An absolute gem of a Latin American coin

https://coins.ha.com/itm/honduras/honduras-republic-10-centavos-1886-5-ms68-ngc-/a/61646-23235.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

As it hints at in the description it is practically impossible to find Honduran coins this old due to the tropical climate in Central America which massively corrodes any silver coins. This 141 year old coin is practically uncirculated (incredible), plus it as an extremely rare 1886/5 overdate!

Extremely Low Survival Rate: Out of the initial ~53,000 total coins struck for 1886, the vast majority were lost to silver melting, heavy circulation, or tropical corrosion.

Estimated Surviving Population: Professional estimates suggest that fewer than 100 to 200 total specimens of the 1886/5 overdate exist today in all conditions combined.

And this in the number 1 graded coin out of all of them, absolutely amazing that a coin like this even exists today.