Costa Rica 1846-CR JB 1/2 escudo
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This specimen was lot 4370 in UBS sale 76. This type was struck in Costa Rica 1828 and 1843-49; the 1846 is the most common date.
Recorded mintage: 13,000.
Specification: 1.69 g, 0.875 fine gold, .047 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 13.1 (listed under Central American Republic), Fr-5.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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.
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- 1828 ½ escudo
- 1835 2 escudos
- 1846 ½ real
- (1846) c/m on Bolivia cob 2 reales
- (1846) c/m on a Lima cob 2 reales
- Costa Rica (1846) c/m 2 reales KM-56 on a U.S. liberty seated quarter
- Costa Rica (1846) c/m 4 reales KM-51 on a Bolivia 4 soles
- Costa Rica (1846) c/m 4 reales KM-50 on a Guatemala cob 4 reales
- Costa Rica (1846) c/m 8 reales on a French Louis Philippe 5 francs
- Costa Rica (1846) c/m 8 reales KM-58 on a Bolivian cob 8 reales
- Costa Rica (1846) c/m 8 reales KM-59 on a Guatemalan cob 8 reales
- Costa Rica (1846) c/m 8 reales KM-62 on a Mexico klippe 8 reales
- 1847 ½ escudo
- 1848 ½ escudo
- Coins and currency dated 1846
- return to coins of Costa Rica