Costa Rica Pick S205 Specimen 100 Colones 1910-16, PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ Baseball plus the usual Violet rectangular

plus the usual Violet rectangular stamp with “RETURN TO / ISSUE ROOM / To be held for reference’

Pick S124a

and bright banknote

very well centered

some other minor flaws

Costa Rica Pick S205 Specimen 100 Colones 1910-16, PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ Baseball plus the usual Violet rectangularBanco Mercantil De Costa Rica, San Jose, Series A, PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. Impressive top margin example with Archival Violet Date Stamp NOV 8 1908, and Red ABNCO Order Number F2252. We note the date stamp precedes the listed issue date by two years. Crisp high value antique banknote with good color, and huge margins. PMG rightfully ignored some trivial offset, and slight paper bends due to the very appealing overall appearance.