Canada 1893 5 cents

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale, lot 22111

This specimen is a common date of a type struck in London and Birmingham for Canada 1858 and 1870-1901. This specimen was lot 22111 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $176.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CANADA. 5 Cents, 1893. NGC MS-62. Toned."

Recorded mintage: 1,700,000.

Specification: 1.16 grams, 0.925 fine silver, 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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