Canada 1887 25 cents
This specimen was lot 32106 in Heritage sale 3081 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $7,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "Canada: Victoria 25 Cents 1887 MS62 PCGS, London mint. A low mintage of only 100,000 virtually guaranteed that 1887-dated examples would be accorded a special status when compared to their peers in the series, numerous dates of which run above one or even two million. At MS62 this offering achieves the peak of certification seen to-date at PCGS, tied with only one other example there for finest certified. Its surfaces display a uniform steel tone, the relief of the devices impressive at every angle, including both the central devices and peripheries, where well-defined rims create a sound visual frame for this great conditional rarity." This type was struck in 1858 and 1870-1901.
Recorded mintage: 100,000, a rare date.
Specification: 5.81 g, 0.925 fine silver, .173 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM 5.
- 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 Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3081, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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