Costa Rica 1870-GW 10 centavos
This type was struck for Costa Rica 1865-72. Costa Rica officially switched from the peso to the colon in 1897, which currency was reformed again in 1917 and 1920. This specimen was lot 33090 in Heritage sale 3035 (Long Beach, September 2014), where it sold for $176.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic 10 Centavos 1870-GW Choice XF, San Jose mint. Scarcer mid-type date which is traditionally found in very poorly struck state (evidence of low die striking pressure), similarly to the rarer 1868 and 1872 dates. Albeit being lightly cleaned, the present specimen is nearly as made from a technical point of view; perhaps likely to be underappreciated upon casual glance, it is nevertheless pedigreed to Fred Mayer and Norweb, and among the highest graded examples seen by the cataloguer based on wear and surface quality."
Recorded mintage: 48,000 (second most common date).
Specification: 2.53 g, 0.750 fine silver, .061 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM 111.
- 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.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, and Warren Tucker, Heritage Signature Auction 3035, World and Ancient Coins, featuring the FoxLair Collection and the Law Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
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