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COSTA RICA. Mixed Type Countermarked Silver Minors (3 Pieces), ND (ca. 1845-1923). San Jose Mint. are PCGS Certified.
1) 2 Reales, 1846. San Jose Mint. cf. KM-54. Issued by decree of 15 October 1846. Countermark: Type V bifacial, Obverse: Sun personification over mountains; Reverse: Ceiba tree flanked by 2R. Applied to an unidentifiable Spanish Colonial Cob 2 Reales. PCGS Genuine--Holed, VF Details.
1) 2 Reales, 1846. San Jose Mint. cf. KM-54. Issued by decree of 15 October 1846. Countermark: Type V bifacial, Obverse: Sun personification over mountains; Reverse: Ceiba tree flanked by 2R. Applied to an unidentifiable Spanish Colonial Cob 2 Reales. PCGS Genuine--Holed, VF Details.
2) 2 Reales, 1845. San Jose Mint. KM-38. Issued by decree of 13 November 1845. Countermark: Type III bifacial, Obverse: bust left, legend around; Reverse: Ceiba tree, legend around. Applied to 1808-S CN Spain bust 2 Reales of Charles IIII (IV) (KM-C-69). PCGS VG-8, Countermark: F Details.
3) 50 Centavos, 1923. San Jose Mint. KM-159. Issued by decree of 10 July 1923. Countermark: Type VIII bifacial, Obverse: Date; Reverse: Denomination. Applied to a 1893-Heaton Costa Rica Republic 25 Centavos (KM-130). PCGS MS-64, Countermark: UNC Details.
From the David Sterling Collection.
Estimate: $200 - $300