1916 Coins of the USA and World
Nicaragua
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
NICARAGUA |
| Item Description: |
1C 1916H |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 61 BN |
| Owner: |
deposito |
Owner Comments:
2 graded finer at NGC, both in MS64, one of those is RDBN and must look pretty good compared to this dull chocolate speck. But, you can't have Central America without Nicaragua. This year 1916 was the last year these were minted at Heaton, and starting 1917 they got minted at Philadelphia.
Because the Royal Mint and the various mints in Latin America were unable to keep up to the increasing worldwide demand for copper coinage, Ralph Heaton and Sons, with its equipment and skills, was at the right place and time to satisfy the quest for inexpensive base-metal coins and tokens.
Mintage 450,000
Composition: Bronze
Weight: 4.0000g
Diameter: 20mm
Obverse: National emblem
Reverse: Value within sprigs
Note: Minted at Heaton (1912-1916) and Philadelphia (1917-1937).