User talk:Crtokens

One of the areas of exonumia are Latin American tokens. Since the inception of tokens in England and Europe the migration to North America was obvious. You will find books dedicated to North American tokens and the tokens are largely traded and sold every day. Some tokens even make it to auction houses. Not until the middle of the 19th century did the same principles apply for tokens in Latin America. Tokens were in large used as currency until official money became avaialable.

Costa Rica although it is is one of the smaller countries in Central America has been noted to be a prolific token user and supplier. Not until the 80's did the hobby of collecting Costa Rican tokens begin to flourish. Over the decades there have been a few authors that that began detailing Costa Rican tokens in catalog fashion. These will be useful in your quest for identifying tokens of all shapes and sizes from Costa Rica. No book is the definitive but collectively they give you a head start.

I welcome the opportunity to discuss further about tokens from Costa Rica.