Costa Rica 1974 50 colones
This specimen was part of lot 30332 in Heritage sale 3081 (New York, January 2020), which sold for $1,680. The catalog description[1] noted, "Costa Rica, Republic 3-Piece gold & silver "Conservation" Proof Set 1974, 1) silver "Sea Turtle" 50 Colones - Proof, KM 200a; 2) silver "Manatee" 100 Colones - Proof, KM 201a; 3) gold "Anteater" 1500 Colones - PR69 Ultra Cameo NGC, KM 202; A conditionally admirable Conservation set, including the gold "Anteater" 1500 Colones, which saw a total mintage of only 726 examples." This NCLT was struck in two formats: the uncirculated specimens in billon (25.55 g, 0.500 fine silver) and the proofs in sterling (28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver, shown here). A similar thing was done for the accompanying 100 colones.
Recorded mintage: 7,599 + 11,000 proofs.
Specification: 25.55 g, 0.500 fine silver, 38.6 mm diameter. Proofs were struck in 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 200 (billon), KM 200a (proof).
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3081, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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