Costa Rica 1872-CW 5 centavos

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Sedwick sale 27. lot 917

This specimen was lot 917 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 27 (Winter Park, FL, May 2020), where it sold for $1,011.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Costa Rica, 5 centavos, 1872GW, NGC F 15. Crude strike with flatness at top on obverse, weak leaves and die-crack on reverse, deeply rainbow toned all over, still a competent example for this scarce date. NGC #2814369-004." This type was struck 1865, 1869-75 and 1872 is the key date. Costa Rica officially switched from the peso to the colon in 1897, which currency was reformed again in 1917 and 1920.

Recorded mintage: 328,000 for 1871-75.

Specification: 1.27 g, 0.750 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-110.

Sources:

  • 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]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 27, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2020.

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