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Petapa, Guatemala, bronze token, 1867, Cafetal de la Virgen.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - World (A-G) Start Price:70.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
Petapa, Guatemala, bronze token, 1867, Cafetal de la Virgen.
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Petapa, Guatemala, bronze token, 1867, Cafetal de la Virgen. Eklund-2308; Clark-314; Rulau-Gma272. 4.26 grams. Obverse with high-relief Virgin statue inside legend CAFETAL DE LA VIRGEN / PETAPA; reverse with PEDRETTI / Y / TONEL / 1867. BU with original golden color and luster, with tinges of green and magenta toning cropping up here and there in addition to some tiny dark spots. The Cafetal de la Virgen (an annex of Finca El Rincon), owned by Pedretti and Tonel, was founded in 1867 in the old town of Petapa (modern-day Villa Canales) and is currently owned by Federico Aguilar Schaefer y Canos.