Costa Rica 1875-GW 25 centavos
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This type was struck for Costa Rica 1864-65 and 1875 along with a five, ten and fifty centavos. The type is rather scarce. Costa Rica officially switched from the peso to the colon in 1897, which currency was reformed again in 1917 and 1920. This specimen was part of lot 27076 in Heritage sale 3022 (New York, January 2013), which sold for $940. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic Lot of Nineteen 25 and 50 Centavos Coins, All are 19th century issues. Some are mint state, many are scarce. Careful examination is a must. Sold as is, no return lot. The Cecil Webster Collection of Costa Rica."
Recorded mintage: 121,000.
Specification: 6.25 g, 0.750 fine silver, .150 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM 106.
- 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, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3021, featuring the Cecil Webster, Richard P. Ariagno and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.
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