Lot 1401

Description

Costa Rica, San Jose Province, Desamparados, Ausonia/ 10 (Rulau SJS 23) Montes de Oca, Elisa, F.Bolandi/ Cafe in brass (19mm) countermarked Elisa/ 7 (Rulau SJS 30). Geronima Fernandez/ 1 Canasto in brass (21mm)(Rulau SJS 50). Luis Morales 1 in nickel plated brass (Rulau Cr 39), another countermarked F.V. (Rulau Cr 40) Arms/ R in centre in brass (19mm) (Rluau Cr 63 var.) Cafe de Costa Rica « in centre, uniface in aluminium bronze (22.5mm). Costa Rica Railway C.R./ 50 centavos in silvered cupro-nickel (26mm)(illus). Uncertain Cafe token in copper (21mm); Cartago Province, La Union, Alejo C. Jimenez, Hacienda de Colima in brass (20mm)(Rulau Cto 14), Uncertain, J.M.S.R./ Cafe in aluminium (18.5mm). Alajuela Province, D.S.Saborio in lead (16mm)(Rulau Ala 2). L M/ 2 Reales incuse on brass flan (23mm) probably Louis Morales. Mavericks, SS/ countermarked S; GG/ countermarked S, just like Rulau Cr 19 but initials different. Fine - extremely fine (15).

The first half largely from C.B.Fox in 1983-4, the others ex Spink Australia Sale (lot 389 part).