Costa Rica 1866-GW peso oro
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This specimen was lot 1694 in the Eliasberg sale, where it sold for $552. The catalog description[1] noted, "1866 1 peso. MS-62 (NGC). Types as above. Deep orange gold with some lustre. From the John H. Clapp Collection; Clapp estate to Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., 1942." This type was struck 1864-68 in several varieties; the one shown features a small "UN" on the reverse. It is not rare in circulated condition.
Recorded mintage: 35,000 (all types, KM 107.1 thru 107.3).
Specification: 1.52 g, 0.875 fine gold, .043 troy oz AGW; this specimen: 1.44 grams, 14.40 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 107.2, Fr-15.
- [1]Kraljevich, John, John Pack, Elizabeth O. Piper and Frank Van Valen, The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr., Collection of World Gold Coins and Medals, Wolfboro, NH: American Numismatic Rarities, 2005.
- 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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