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Costa Rica 1935-1954 circulation Issues

Category:  World Coins
Owner:  Piefort
Last Modified:  4/24/2018
Set Description
Complete set of the 1935, 1937, 1948 and 1954 of the Costa Rican Circulation Issues

Set Goals
To have the best variety of the Costa Rican coins minted in these dates, including circulation issues, proofs and Leper Colony, as well as the Richard Stuart sets of 1935, 1937 and 1954

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View Coin   COSTA RICA 25C 1935 BICR NGC MS 62
View Coin   COSTA RICA 50C 1935 BICR NGC MS 65
View Coin   COSTA RICA COLON 1935 BICR NGC MS 64
View Coin   COSTA RICA 25C 1935 BICR Richard Stuart Collection NGC MS 64
View Coin   COSTA RICA 50C 1935 BICR Richard Stuart Collection NGC MS 65
View Coin   COSTA RICA COLON 1935 BICR Richard Stuart Collection NGC MS 65 Colon 1935 BICR, MS 65 NGC, Philadelphia Mint, KM 173. A first-year issue with a mintage of 350,000 coins. As indicated in the introduction of this set, this is the first “Colon” coin minted in Costa Rica. This is the only mintage done by the “Banco Internacional de Costa Rica”. On the obverse it has the Coat of Arms, on the upper part it reads “República de Costa Rica” and on the lower part is reads “1935”. On the reverse of this coin, it has two coffee branches and in the center the value, on the upper part it reads “America Central” and on the lower part it has the initials “BICR”. The diameter of this coin is 29 mm, and it has a weight of 10 grams, on the edge of the coin it also has the initials “BICR.”. The coins are minted from an alloy of copper and nickel. This is a very rare coin to find in top quality condition. At MS 65, it is the sole highest graded coin at the NGC Census. This coin has a provenance from the greatest Costa Rican collection ever assembled, the Richard Stuart Collection (October 2016). The slab of this coin indicates said provenance.
View Coin   COSTA RICA 25C 1937 BNCR NGC MS 66
View Coin   COSTA RICA 50C 1937 BNCR NGC MS 67
View Coin   COSTA RICA COLON 1937 BNCR NGC MS 66 Colon 1937 BNCR, MS 66 NGC, Royal Mint, KM 177. A second-year issue with a mintage of 300,000 coins. On November 5, 1936, there is a new law changing the name of Banco Internacional de Costa Rica to Banco Nacional de Costa Rica. In 1937, the bank with the new name, order the new coins that are minted in the Royal Mint of England. On the obverse it has the Coat of Arms, on the upper part it reads “República de Costa Rica” and on the lower part is reads “1937”. On the reverse of this coin, it has two coffee branches and in the center the value, on the upper part it reads “America Central” and on the lower part it has the initials “BNCR”. The diameter of this coin is 29 mm and it has a weight of 10 grams, on the edge of the coin it also has the initials “BNCR.”. The coins are minted from an alloy of copper and nickel. This is also a very rare coin to find in top quality condition. At MS 66, it is tied to the highest graded coin at the NGC Census.
View Coin   COSTA RICA 25C 1937 BNCR Richard Stuart Collection NGC MS 65
View Coin   COSTA RICA 50C 1937 BNCR Richard Stuart Collection NGC MS 66
View Coin   COSTA RICA COLON 1937 BNCR Richard Stuart Collection NGC MS 65
View Coin   COSTA RICA 25C 1937 BNCR NGC PF 66
View Coin   COSTA RICA 50C 1937 BNCR NGC PF 66
View Coin   COSTA RICA COLON 1937 BNCR NGC PF 66
View Coin   COSTA RICA Copper-Nickel 5C 1942 BNCR LEPER COLONY KM L1 NGC MS 62
View Coin   COSTA RICA Copper-Nickel 25C 1937 BNCR LEPER COLONY KM L3 NGC AU 50
View Coin   COSTA RICA Copper-Nickel 50C 1937 BNCR LEPER COLONY KM L5 NGC AU Details
View Coin   COSTA RICA Copper-Nickel COLON 1937 BNCR LEPER COLONY KM L7 NGC AU Details
View Coin   COSTA RICA 25C 1948 BNCR NGC MS 66
View Coin   COSTA RICA 50C 1948 BNCR NGC MS 66
View Coin   COSTA RICA COLON 1948 BNCR NGC MS 65
View Coin   COSTA RICA 2COL 1948 BNCR NGC MS 66
View Coin   COSTA RICA 50C 1948 BNCR NGC PF 66
View Coin   COSTA RICA 2COL 1948 BNCR NGC PF 66
View Coin   COSTA RICA COLON 1954 BCCR Richard Stuart Collection NGC MS 64
View Coin   COSTA RICA 2COL 1954 BCCR Richard Stuart Collection NGC AU 58
View Coin   2COL 1954 BCCR COSTA RICA STRUCK ON 1 COLON PLANCHET (8.75g) NGC MINT ERROR MS 64

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