Costa Rica 1842-MM 1/2 real

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Sedwick sale 25, lot 1012

This specimen was lot 1012 in Sedwick sale 25 (Winter Park, FL, May 2019), where it sold for $340.34. The catalog description[1] noted, "Costa Rica, 1/2 real, 1842MM, Carrillo. Nicely toned VF with tiny hole at top, typical condition for this scarce one-year type." This one year type has no photo in the SCWC. This holed specimen realized the catalog value for a specimen without a hole.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 1.39 grams.

Catalog reference: KM-32.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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.
  • [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 25, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2019.

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