Canada 1892 50 cents

Ponterio sale 173, lot 1113

Courtesy of Stack's Bowers Auctions

This specimen was lot 1113 in Ponterio sale 173 (New York, January 2013), where it sold for $1,528. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CANADA. 50 Cents, 1892. PCGS Genuine--Cleaning, AU Details Secure Holder. Portrait H4." This type is notoriously difficult to find in nice condition despite being minted in respectable numbers 1870-1901.

Recorded mintage: 151,000.

Specification: 11.62 g, 0.925 fine silver, .3456 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-6.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio Sale 173: The January NYINC 2013 Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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