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[[Image:Honduras 1879 centavo obv Ponterio 173-1397.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 173, lot 1397]]
[[Image:Honduras 1879 centavo rev Ponterio 173-1397.jpg|300px|thumb|Courtesy of Stack's Bowers Auctions]]

This specimen was lot 1397 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "HONDURAS. Centavo, 1879. NGC EF-40 BN. RARE date." This type is known for 1878-80. Honduran coinage was locally made under very primitive conditions until the reform of 1931 which introduced the lempira. Five, ten and fifty centavos are also recorded for 1879, all rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' bronze.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 40.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Robinson, Charles, ''The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965,'' San Benito, TX: 1965. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction,'' Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

''Link to:''
* [[Honduras 1871 5 centavos|1871 5 centavos]]
* [[Honduras 1871 25 centavos|1871 25 centavos]]
* [[Honduras 1879 5 centavos|1879 5 centavos, Lovett dies]]
* [[Honduras 1879 50 centavos|1879 50 centavos]]
* [[Honduras 1880 centavo|1880 centavo]]
* [[Honduras 1881 1/2 centavo|1881 ½ centavo]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1879]]
* return to coins of [[Honduras]]

[[Category: Selections from Ponterio sale 173]]