Costa Rica (1845) c/s 2 reales KM-37
This specimen was lot 1247 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 35 (Winter Park, FL, May 2024), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "COSTA RICA, 2 reales, female head / ceiba tree double countermark (Type III, 1845) on a Madrid, Spain, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1808 IG, NGC VF 30 / c/s XF weak. Choice grade, with bold details all over (including countermark, despite what the label says) further defined by deep, contrasting toning." The SCWC lists a variety of coins counterstamped by Costa Rica in the early 1840's, from half reales to eight reales, all now very rare. Doubtless they were withdrawn and melted as soon as possible.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: host coin 6.77 g, 0.812 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-37.
- Gurdian, Raul, Contribucion al Estudio de las Monedas de Costa Rica: 100 Años de Colon, 2a Ed., San José, Costa Rica, 1997.
- Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing and Connor Falk, Treasure Auction 35, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2024.
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