Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2023 NYINC Auction 13-16 Jan 2023
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COSTA RICA. Costa Rica - Peru. "Carrillo" 8 Reales, ND (1841). San Jose Mint. PCGS VF-30. Countermark: AU Details.
KM-22; de la Cruz-pg. 14; Guardian-pg. 62/3. Issued by decree of 19 November 1841 under Braulio Carrillo Colina. Countermark: Type I, small six-pointed star within larger six-pointed radiant star within circular incuse; plug removed from the obverse to the right of the bust; Reverse: test punch at 5 o'clock between "ET" and "IND" of legend. Countermark applied to the obverse of an 1781-LIMA MI Peru Bust 8 Reales of Charles III (KM-78). This charming and moderately worn example yields a rather strong countermark applied to the neck of the Spanish king who had been deceased for over five decades at the time of application.
Estimate: $3000 - $5000
KM-22; de la Cruz-pg. 14; Guardian-pg. 62/3. Issued by decree of 19 November 1841 under Braulio Carrillo Colina. Countermark: Type I, small six-pointed star within larger six-pointed radiant star within circular incuse; plug removed from the obverse to the right of the bust; Reverse: test punch at 5 o'clock between "ET" and "IND" of legend. Countermark applied to the obverse of an 1781-LIMA MI Peru Bust 8 Reales of Charles III (KM-78). This charming and moderately worn example yields a rather strong countermark applied to the neck of the Spanish king who had been deceased for over five decades at the time of application.
Estimate: $3000 - $5000