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Long Beach Signature Sale 3042 Online Sess. 21-22 Sep 2015
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Republic Type 7 Countermarked 50 Centavos (1889) VF, San Jose mint, KM134 (unlisted date of host coin). Type 7 counterstamp over Colombia Bogota 50 Centavos 1870. Host coin F-VF, countermark choice VF and attractive. A rare combination, this early date unlisted in the SCWC but noted in Murillo and Gurdian, and worthy of a substantial premium over usual examples of this popular issue.
Estimate: 500-700 USD
Republic Type 7 Countermarked 50 Centavos (1889) VF, San Jose mint, KM134 (unlisted date of host coin). Type 7 counterstamp over Colombia Bogota 50 Centavos 1870. Host coin F-VF, countermark choice VF and attractive. A rare combination, this early date unlisted in the SCWC but noted in Murillo and Gurdian, and worthy of a substantial premium over usual examples of this popular issue.
Estimate: 500-700 USD