Costa Rica Pick S174s3 Specimen 10 Colones 1908, PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ Hawkman with razor sharp corners

with razor sharp corners

This is something we have only seen on two or three notes

This indicates a much earlier date than those given by PMG

small corner piece missing on interior ad/letters page

WBG notes a pinhole in selvage

Costa Rica Pick S174s3 Specimen 10 Colones 1908, PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ Hawkman with razor sharp cornersNo Date, Series C, Banco De Costa Rica, PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. Corner margin example! PMG states: Body Of Note Unaffected By Issues In Selvage. Trivial stuff that could be easily eliminated by trimming, leaving a Gem antique banknote. Huge margins, fresh, bright, and crisp. Only one graded higher by PMG.