Costa Rica Central American Republic gold 8 Escudos 1837 CR-E AU

Costa Rica
Central American Republic gold 8 Escudos 1837 CR-E AU Details (Edge Filing) NGC, KM117, Onza-1750. A second example of this rarity, also struck on a smallish flan and similarly lustrous as the previous lot with tad sharper details (albeit with the same parts of the legends weakly struck thus incontrovertibly pointing to a defect of the minting press at the time). Quite handsome for the technical designation with the defect mentioned on the insert essentially invisible to the eye. Rare in any preservation and eminently collectible despite the noted, slight, shortcomings.

Estimate: 12000-15000 USD