Coins of Guatemala &

The Central American Repbulic

Here are pictures of readily obtainable Guatemalan & CA Republican coins.

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Guatemalan Republic, Peso, 1870, sel. uncirculated (Karl Stephens, CA)
Guatemalan Republic, Peso, 1894, uncirculated (Alex Seigel)	Can you believe this piece is actually much cheaper than the later type, the Quetzel issued in 1925, in ms. I actually received on approval a 1 (one) Quetzel piece which I'd estimate to be an original MS-65. Unfortunately the coin had been dropped and received a rim bruise.
Quetzel, 1925	Finally I managed to get a Quetzel!!! These are hard to find nice or so I'm told. Krause states that out of an original mintage of 10,000 soon after issue 7,000 were withdrawn & melted and more were melted in 1932. Compared to this one, the 20 Quetzels gold are quite common.