Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2020 Auction 5-6 Aug 2020
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COSTA RICA. Costa Rica - Mexico. "Carrillo" 8 Reales, ND (1841). San Jose Mint. PCGS FINE-12 Gold Shield; Countermark: VF Details.
KM-A20. Weight: 25.32 gms. Type I countermark. Issued by decree of 19 November 1841. Double 6-pointed star within circle countermark applied to shoulder near center and plug removed from obverse in lower right quadrant; Reverse: Test punch in legend between "ET" and "IND" of legend. All on a 1807-MoTH Mexico 8 Reales of Charles IV. A wholesome example of this seldom encountered host coin sure to excite advanced collectors.
Estimate: $3000.00- $4000.00
KM-A20. Weight: 25.32 gms. Type I countermark. Issued by decree of 19 November 1841. Double 6-pointed star within circle countermark applied to shoulder near center and plug removed from obverse in lower right quadrant; Reverse: Test punch in legend between "ET" and "IND" of legend. All on a 1807-MoTH Mexico 8 Reales of Charles IV. A wholesome example of this seldom encountered host coin sure to excite advanced collectors.
Estimate: $3000.00- $4000.00