Canada 1882-H 5 cents

Heritage sale 3026, lot 24092

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 24092 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), where it sold for $1,997.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Victoria 5 Cents 1882-H, MS64 NGC, highly attractive with snow white mint brilliance, very scarce and desirable in this pleasing quality." This type was struck 1858 and 1870-1901 in substantial quantities and most dates are fairly plentiful up to Extremely Fine.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

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.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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