Canada 1901 5 cents

Heritage sale 3042, lot 29460

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 29460 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $517. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Victoria 5 Cents 1901 MS64+ PCGS, London mint. The final year from the Victoria series, this specimen features a lustrous, mottled patination pattern in delightful shades of steel gray and deep purple. A small wisp on the queen's neck prevents the gem designation, but blends nicely into the surrounding tone. An altogether choice and fully original offering. Ex. Landon Collection." This date is common.

Recorded mintage: 2,000,000.

Specification: 1.16 g, 0.925 fine silver, .034 troy oz ASW, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 2.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.

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