British Honduras, BELIZE, Henry Gansz, copper Three-Halfpence, 1885, legend both sides, 20.5mm, 2.82g/12h (Lyall 129; Prid. 76; KM. Tn2). About extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare £150-200

Provenance: Bt R.A. Byrne 1978.

Henry Gansz, proprietor of a general store and multifaceted business in Queen street that opened in 1853, had interests in shipping and newspapers. He married his book-keeper’s sister, Johanna Winzerling, c. 1890; on his death the Gansz business passed to his brother-in-law, George Winzerling, who had emigrated to Belize from Breslau