Costa Rica (1865) 1/4 centavo

Goldberg sale 69, lot 4635

This specimen was lot 4635 in Goldberg sale 69 (Los Angeles, May, 2012), where it sold for $264.50. The catalog description ^[2] noted, "Costa Rica. ¼ Centavo, ND (1865). Obverse: COSTA RICA. Reverse: Value. Toned. NGC graded EF-40. The Judy Cahn Collection." This scarce and enigmatic issue was struck in 1865 along with one, five, ten, twenty-five and fifty centavos coins.

Recorded mintage: 20,000.

Specification: 0.8 g, copper-nickel, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM-108.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[2]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Paul Rynearson, Goldberg sale 69: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Ancient and World Coins, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2012.

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