Canada 1874-H 5 cents

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck at Heaton and London 1858-1901. This Heaton mint issue comes in "Crosslet 4" (shown here) and "Plain 4" varieties, both of which are scarce. The "Plain 4" is priced higher than the "Crosslet 4" in low grades but about the same in higher grades, where this date becomes expensive.

Recorded mintage: 800,000 (all varieties).

Specification: 1.16 g, 0.925 fine silver, .034 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 2.

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, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.

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