Republic gold Counterstamped 1/2 Escudo ND (1849-1857) CR-F MS61 NGC, San Jose mint, KM80, cf. KM5 (for host). Displaying Type VII HABILITADA POR EL GOBIERNO around lion counterstamp (UNC Standard) on a Central American Republic 1/2 Escudo 1848. A brilliant and highly collectible piece, not least in this strongly Mint State grade, the details of the added stamp perfectly intelligible and the host brimming with satiny luster.

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