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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Meat man, post: 26507583, member: 135271&quot;]Here is a small coin, purchased recently, that I&#039;ve grown quite fond of. It&#039;s a silver 10 centavos from Guatemala, in mint state, beautifully toned, with wonderful flashy luster that&#039;s hard to capture in a photo but makes the coin even more delightful in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><i>[ATTACH=full]1689733[/ATTACH] </i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>AR 10 Centavos (20.5mm, 3.33g, 6h)</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Dated 1945. Guatemala City mint</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Obverse: REPUBLICA DE GUATEMALA around coat of arms of Guatemala: quetzal perched on scroll inscribed LIBERTAD 15 DE SEPTEMBRE DE 1821 in four lines; crossed rifles and sabres behind, wreath around; below arms, 0.720 1945</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Reverse: -LEY DE 26 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1924-, quetzal perched on pillar inscribed 30 DE JUNIO 10 DE 1871 in five lines; 10 in left field, CENTAVOS below</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>References: Numista 5128</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>Mintage: 1,499,000</i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i>In NGC encapsulation, graded MS66. Only one graded higher at NGC; none higher at PCGS. From the Globus Collection. A most attractive specimen, lustrous and lightly toned.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The imagery on this coin represents several key moments in Guatemalan history. The national coat of arms shown on the obverse includes a quetzal, the national bird of Guatemala. The date on the parchment – September 15, 1821 – is the date Guatemala achieved independence from Spain. The reverse of the coin again shows a quetzal, perched atop a pillar bearing the date of the 1871 Liberal Revolution – which event is also referenced by the crossed weapons on the obverse. The legend on the reverse also contains a date – November 26, 1926 – which marked the introduction of the new monetary unit called the quetzal, which became Guatemala’s national currency.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>NGC&#039;s photos:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1689734[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1689735[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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