Canada 1891 25 cents

Heritage sale 3026, lot 24104

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 24104 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), where it sold for $1,292.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Victoria 25 Cents 1891, AU58 NGC, nicely toned with full mint brilliance, an attractive and original example of this low mintage date." The type was struck in 1858 and 1870-1901. This date is rather scarce, verging on rare.

Recorded mintage: 120,000.

Specification: 5.81 g, 0.925 fine silver, .173 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 5.

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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