Costa Rica 1953 10 centimos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This coin is among ten types of ten centimos issued between the reform of the colon in 1920 and the suspension of the ten centimos denomination in 1982. None are rare and this product of the Philadelphia mint is very common.

Recorded mintage: 5,290,000.

Specification: 1.75 g, stainless steel.

Catalog reference: KM 185.1a.

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.

Link to:

• 1924 25 centimos
• 1951 10 centimos
• 1953 5 centimos
• 1958 10 centimos
• 1965 colon
• Coins and currency dated 1953
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