Costa Rica 1845-CR 1/4 real

Ponterio sale 173, lot 1217

Courtesy of Stack's Bowers Auctions

This specimen was lot 1217 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $940. The catalog description^[1] noted, "COSTA RICA. 1/4 Real, 1845-Cr. RARE. One year type struck for the Central American Republic. Wire strike through on obverse. Lightly toned. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED. From the Luis H. Flores Collection." Guatemala struck a considerable number of these cuartillas but this scarce issue is the only one from Costa Rica.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: .84 g, 0.896 fine silver, .024 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-23.

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.
• Robinson, Charles, The Coins of Central America, 1733-1965, San Benito, TX: 1965.
• Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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