Canada 1870 10 cents

Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 22332

This specimen was lot 22332 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CANADA. 10 Cents, 1870. London Mint. Victoria. PCGS MS-62 Gold Shield. Narrow 0/0 variety. A near choice example of this desirable overdate issue offering a light champagne tone with hints of magenta, this piece is the only at this grade and with just one finer in the PCGS census." The type was struck in 1858 and 1870-1901.

Recorded mintage: 1,600,000, narrow and wide 0.

Specification: 2.31 g, 0.925 fine silver, .069 troy oz ASW, 18 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-3.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 47th Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 1993
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• 1858 10 cents
• 1870 5 cents
• 1870 25 cents
• 1870 50 cents
• 1871 10 cents
• 1871-H 10 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1870