Costa Rica 1873-GW 5 pesos Fr-18
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This specimen was lot 1028 in Sedwick Auction 37 (Winter Park, FL, May 2025), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description[1] noted, "COSTA RICA, San José, gold 5 pesos, 1873 GW, denomination '5,' NGC UNC details / cleaned. Bold details with only the faintest of hairlines on fields, rich gold color, interesting vertical die-crack through 7 of date." This type was struck 1873 only along with another five pesos with the denomination spelled "CINCO PESOS".
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.06 g, 0.900 fine gold, .233 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-18; KM-118.
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- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk and Sarah Sproles, Treasure Auction 37, World, U.S Coins and Paper Money, featuring the Almenara Collection of Colonial Peruvian Gold Coins, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2025.
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