Costa Rica 1850-CR JB 2 escudos

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Ponterio sale 164, lot 642
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 642 in Ponterio sale 164 (New York, January 2012), where it sold for $2,300. The catalog description[1] noted, "COSTA RICA. 2 Escudos, 1850-CR JB. Nice strike. NGC AU-58." This type was struck in Costa Rica using the design of the Central American Republic; by 1850, that federation was only a memory. Other dates include 1825, 1835 and 1843, all from Costa Rica.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.22 g, 0.900 fine gold, .093 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-3; KM-15.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 164: The January 2012 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2011.

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