Costa Rica 1854-JB 1/2 escudo
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This specimen was lot 24412 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), where it sold for $2,467.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic gold 1/2 Escudo 1854-JB, MS64 NGC Norweb Collection (with the original envelope), a superb little coin with fully lustrous surfaces and deeply struck design features. Easily the finest example of this type that we have seen." The SCWC lists this date as common but this type almost never appears fully struck.
Recorded mintage: 4,663.
Specification: 1.60 g, 0.875 fine gold, .045 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-10; KM-97.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
- 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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