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Republic 25 Centavos 1887-GW MS66 NGC, San Jose mint, KM127.2. "9DS GW" type. The offering represents the finest certified specimen seen by NGC by two full points, and is exceedingly lustrous, with patchy yet attractive metallic tones laid over both sides and almost no signs of contact in the fields. By 1887 the government in San Jose decided that it would be more economical to order its coinage from Europe than to replace its own run-down minting equipment, leaving this type as a relic of a bygone era of Costa Rican coinage. By our estimate it would be difficult if not impossible to find an offering of higher grade or visual allure, rendering this a highly desirable prize to the collector of the Central American series.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/costa-rica/costa-rica-republic-25-centavos-1887-gw-ms66-ngc-/a/3076-31335.s?type=CoinArchives3076
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD
Republic 25 Centavos 1887-GW MS66 NGC, San Jose mint, KM127.2. "9DS GW" type. The offering represents the finest certified specimen seen by NGC by two full points, and is exceedingly lustrous, with patchy yet attractive metallic tones laid over both sides and almost no signs of contact in the fields. By 1887 the government in San Jose decided that it would be more economical to order its coinage from Europe than to replace its own run-down minting equipment, leaving this type as a relic of a bygone era of Costa Rican coinage. By our estimate it would be difficult if not impossible to find an offering of higher grade or visual allure, rendering this a highly desirable prize to the collector of the Central American series.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/costa-rica/costa-rica-republic-25-centavos-1887-gw-ms66-ngc-/a/3076-31335.s?type=CoinArchives3076
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD