Costa Rica 1900 2 colones

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Goldberg sale 75, lot 2983
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This specimen was lot 2983 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $130. The catalog description[1] noted, "Costa Rica. 2 Colones, 1900. Bust of Colombus right. NGC graded MS-64." This type was struck for Costa Rica in 1897, 1900 and 1915-26. A similar design featuring the bust of Christopher Colombus appeared on the gold five, ten and twenty colones, all of which are much scarcer than the denomination shown here. Costa Rica officially switched from the peso to the colon in 1897, which currency was reformed again in 1917 and 1920.

Recorded mintage: 45,000.

Specification: 1.55 g, 0.900 fine gold, .045 troy oz AGW, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: Fr-22, KM 139.

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, 1901-2000, 47th 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Jason Villareal and Steven Harvey, Goldberg Sale 75: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

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