Costa Rica 1900 10 colones

from the Mountain Groan Collection

After dropping the peso in 1897, Costa Rica issued gold two, five, ten and twenty colones during 1897-1900; only the two colones survived until 1928. The twenty colones is scarce but the other denominations are available for a price.

Recorded mintage: 140,000.

Specification: 7.78 g, .900 gold, .225 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-20, KM 140.

Source:

• 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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• 1899 10 colones
• 1899 20 colones
• 1900 2 colones
• 1900 5 colones
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