Canada 1903-H 5 cents

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 70202

This specimen was lot 70202 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $408. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CANADA. 5 Cents, 1903-H. Heaton Mint. NGC MS-64. Small H over Small H. This is a most elusive Canadian 5 Cents variety. Additionally a bright white coin with blast white luster." This type was struck 1902-10 for Edward VII. This date is common even if the variety cited in the description is rare. The silver five cents was converted to nickel in 1922.

Recorded mintage: 2,640,000.

Specification: 1.15 g, 0.925 fine silver, 15.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 13.

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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

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