Canada 1900 10 cents

Heritage sale 3076, lot 31170

This specimen was lot 31170 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Canada. Victoria 10 Cents 1900 MS66 PCGS, London mint, Sunny, wintery surfaces and strong cartwheel luster radiantly burst from the surfaces of this handsome coin. A remarkable strike which is an absolute pleasure to behold. From the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage." The type was struck 1858 and 1870-1901 and is fairly common in grades up to Very Fine after which the price ascends rapidly.

Recorded mintage: 1,100,000, a common date.

Specification: 2.32 g, 0.925 fine silver, 17.8 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 3.

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, 47th Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 1993
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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