Canada 1893 10 cents
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This specimen was lot 40464 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $4,406. The catalog description[1] noted, "CANADA. 10 Cents, 1893. PCGS VF-35 Secure Holder. Round top '3'. Very scarce." For the 1893 ten cent pieces, the "flat top 3" is scarce, the "round top 3" is rare, being the key to the Victorian dimes.
Recorded mintage: 500,000 all varieties.
Specification: 2.32 g, 0.925 fine silver, .069 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-3.
- 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 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.
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