Costa Rica 1914 10 centimos

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Heritage sale 3022, part of lot 27082
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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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The first specimen was part of lot 27082 in Heritage sale 3022 (New York, January 2013), which sold for $940. The catalog description[2] noted, "Republic Lot of Twenty 10 Centimos Coins, Most are early 20th century examples. Many are mint state. Some scarce issues here. Sold as is, no return lot. The Cecil Webster Collection of Costa Rica." This type was struck in Philadelphia 1905, 1910, 1912 and 1914; the 1914 is the least common. The colon was introduced in 1897 and reformed in 1917 and 1920.

Recorded mintage: 150,000.

Specification: 2 g, 0.900 fine silver, .058 troy oz ASW, reeded edge, 18 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 146.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [2]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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