The Lissner Collection, Lot: 1567. Estimate $1000. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

COSTA RICA, República de Costa Rica. 1848-pres. AR 50 Centavos (32mm, 12.60 g, 6h). San José mint. Guillermo Witting, assayer. Dated 1865 GW. KM 112; Y 12. In NGC encapsulation graded AU 58. Light toning over very lustrous surfaces. Finest strike for the type that we have seen. Exceptional coin in all regards. Highest ever graded for the date and type. Possibly the finest known specimen in private hands.