The U.S. Mint Goes to War
1944 Guatemala, 1C
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
GUATEMALA - REPUBLIC |
| Item Description: |
1C 1944 KM-251 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 64 |
| Owner: |
coin928 |
Owner Comments:
Guatemala 1944(S) Centavos (KM #251) Brass - Mintage: 2,050,000
This coin was minted by the San Francisco Mint during World War II using brass recovered from spent artillery shell casings.
As of this revision, it is one of 5 graded at at this level with only 13 graded finer by NGC.
Date acquired: 11/1/2022 (Raw Coin)
Date graded: 5/4/2023 (Self submitted to NGC)
Rev 5/15/2023