Costa Rica 1850-JB 1/2 escudo

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Ponterio sale 181, lot 6662
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen was lot 6662 in Ponterio sale 155 (Baltimore, November 2010), where it sold for $805. The catalog description[1] noted, "COSTA RICA. 1/2 Escudo, 1850-JB. NGC MS-63." The SCWC lists this date as expensive but this date almost never appears fully struck as this example.

Recorded mintage: 3,388.

Specification: 1.60 g, 0.875 fine gold, .045 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-10; KM-97.

Source:

  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, The November 2010 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2010.
  • 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.
  • Raymond, Wayte, The Coins of Central America, Silver and Copper, 1824-1940, New York: Wayte Raymond Inc., 1941.
  • 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.

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