Canada 1884 5 cents

Heritage sale 3064, lot 32550

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 32550 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Victoria 5 Cents 1884 XF40 PCGS, London mint. Lightly and uniformly toned. 200,000 minted - the lowest in the series." This type was struck 1858 and 1870-1901 in substantial quantities and most dates are fairly plentiful up to Extremely Fine.

Recorded mintage: 200,000, a key date.

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]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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