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Token - San Miguel Coffee Merchant's Counterstamped on Indian Cent ND
| Copper-nickel | 4.67 g | 19 mm |
| Location | Costa Rica |
|---|---|
| Period | First Republic (1848-1948) |
| Type | Trade tokens › Business tokens |
| Years | 1870-1879 |
| Value | 1 Cent (0.01) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 4.67 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Thickness | 2.33 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#125990 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Shield at the top, face value in the middle and a knot tying the wreath holding arrows
Script: Latin
Lettering: ONE CENT
Engraver: James Barton Longacre
Edge
Plain
Comment
San Miguel, Costa Rica, Circa 1870s Counterstamp.Copper-nickel. Very scarce Central American merchant's counterstamp on an 1860s copper-nickel Indian cent. Listed in Rulau's Latin American Tokens catalog and attributed to Habilitado/Por/ F. Pinto M. Brene San Miguel. The catalog number is Rulau SJS 98 circa 1870s. There are two round counterstamps of Habilitado ('Validated") on the obverse.
