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CICF Signature Sale 3046 14-15 April 2016
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Costa Rica
Leprosarium Token Denomination Set with Corresponding Plugs, KM-L1, L3, L5, L7. Comprising the 5 centimos (1935), 25 centimos (1937), 50 centimos (1937) and colon (1937) denominations, each holed with the corresponding plugs also retained. An incredibly rare and interesting set from the period where leper colonies would keep coinage separate from the general population for fear of contamination. While we have offered numerous other issues from the Americas, this is our first offering of this type and the first we have seen. A wonderfully esoteric group that is bound to excite the specialist.From the Pura Vida Collection, Part II
Estimate: 800-1000 USD
Leprosarium Token Denomination Set with Corresponding Plugs, KM-L1, L3, L5, L7. Comprising the 5 centimos (1935), 25 centimos (1937), 50 centimos (1937) and colon (1937) denominations, each holed with the corresponding plugs also retained. An incredibly rare and interesting set from the period where leper colonies would keep coinage separate from the general population for fear of contamination. While we have offered numerous other issues from the Americas, this is our first offering of this type and the first we have seen. A wonderfully esoteric group that is bound to excite the specialist.From the Pura Vida Collection, Part II
Estimate: 800-1000 USD