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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 885955, member: 15445&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">We have previously posted other coins from Costa Rica &amp; The Republic of Central America.&nbsp; The counter-marked coin depicted here reminds us of the final days of The Republic of Central America.&nbsp; This coin is an 1848 Costa Rica ½ Real which was counter-marked in Costa Rica in 1849. <img src="http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/collect89/CostaRica1849over1848.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">In 1821 &amp; 1823 Costa Rica became independent from Spain &amp; Mexico.&nbsp; At that time, Costa Rica became part of The Republic of Central America.&nbsp; You have probably seen other coins from The Republic of Central America with the mountains &amp; Sun on the obverse and the beautiful tree on the reverse.&nbsp; Here is a better picture depicting the mountains &amp; sun device without any counter-mark on an 8 Real coin: <img src="http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/collect89/P1010012.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">I understand that in 1823, there was hope that the Republic of Central America could copy the recent success of the USA.&nbsp; Unfortunately the new Republic of Central America only lasted about 15 years.&nbsp; In about 1839, Costa Rica left the Republic of Central America.&nbsp; It is strange but Costa Rica continued making coins with the five mountains &amp; tree devices until about 1849.&nbsp; In 1849 Costa Rica counter-marked many of their coins for continued circulation within their country.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Now, back to this counter marked coin depicted here.&nbsp; It was made in Costa Rica in 1848 in the style of the coins from the Republic of Central America.&nbsp; I believe that Costa Rica was officially established as its own republic in 1848.&nbsp; The next calendar year 1849, the coin had not yet circulated much (if at all), and it was then counter-marked to circulate within Costa Rica’s borders.&nbsp; Apparently, this particular coin was stashed away soon after the counter-mark because it still has luster everywhere.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">I gleaned much of this data from my world coin books and the Internet.&nbsp; Of course, I appreciate comments &amp; corrections from the Central American experts at CT.&nbsp; If you have other coins from the Republic of Central America &amp; Costa Rica, please post them.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Very best regards,</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">collect89</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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