Costa Rica 1867-GW 5 pesos

Goldberg sale 62, lot 3492

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 3492 in Goldberg sale 62 (Beverly Hills, February 2010), where it sold for $506. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Costa Rica. 5 Pesos, 1867-GW. Arms above sprays. Reverse: Value spelled out. Reflective lustrous fields. NGC graded AU-55." This type was struck 1867-70 and is noted as somewhat available in the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: 39,000.

Specification: 7.33 g, 0.875 fine gold, 0.2064 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-12; KM-114.

Source:

• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 62: the Pre-Long Beach Sale, Beverly Hills: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2011.
• 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, 1801-1900, 9th 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:

• 1866 gold peso
• 1866 2 pesos
• 1867 centavo
• 1869-GW 5 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1867
• return to coins of Costa Rica