Here's a 1900 Costa Rica 10 Colones I just recieved. It's graded MS-63 by NGC. These coins are hard to find in high grades. FWIW NGC has total POP for all three years of 1897= 1/7 - 0 Higher, 1899= 1/6 - 0 higher, 1900= 3/15 - 1 higher (MS-64). PCGS 1897= 0, 1899= 0/1 - 0 higher, 1900=0/4 - 0 higher. You have got to love the reverse design of this coin !!! Coin Information: Design: OBVERSE: Bust of Christopher Columbus ~ REVERSE: Features the national arms – three volcanoes separating two oceans, each with a sailing ship, recalling Costa Rica’s location between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The five stars above mark the fact that Costa Rica was a member of the Central American Federation during the last century. Mint: Philadelphia, USA Mintage: 140,000 References: KM #140 / Fr. 20 Specifications: Diameter – 21.0mm Weight – 7.7800 g. @ 0.900 Gold = .2251 oz AGW Acquired: July 2008 Providence: None Notes: - Of interest, this coin was minted in the US at the Philadelphia Mint. One of only six countries to do so with circulating gold pieces. - Costa Rica has the distinction of having issued the world’s only circulating gold pieces with the likeness of Christopher Columbus. - The monetary unit, “Colon”, is named for Columbus (Christopher Columbus is Cristobal Colon in Spanish
Wonderful coin. I always find it interesting to look at Pop reports for non-US coins. I noticed that, at least with the US-Philippines, there were tons more key dates slabbed than common.
