Costa Rica 1983-FM 250 colones
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This specimen was lot 1934 in Stephen Album sale 37 (Santa Rosa, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $1,904. The catalog description[1] noted, "COSTA RICA: Republic, AR 250 colones, 1983, National arms // Guaria Morada orchid, struck at the Franklin Mint, mintage of only 393 pieces! PCGS graded PF68 DC, R." In 1982, US$1 = 42 colones.
Recorded mintage: 393.
Specification: 30.33 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-217.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 37, featuring the Gamal Amer Collection of Egyptian Coins and the Ahmed Sultan Collection of Ottoman Coins, Part II, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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