COSTA RICA. Fantasy Countermark, ND (ca. 1960s). Grade: VERY FINE. KMX-Unlisted. A genuine Costa Rica "HABILATADA POR EL GOBIERNO" countermark on a Bolivian 1837-PTSI LM 8 Soles. The host has a few scratches on both sides and is toned a dark gray.Sometime in the 1960s an original countermark from this issue found its way into the numismatic community and was applied to wide variety of host coins including a Lincoln cent among other interesting and nonsensical pieces. </em>