Canada 1914 cent

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Heritage sale 3067, part of lot 33670
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This specimen was part of lot 33670 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "Canada: George V 3-Piece Lot of Certified Cents, 1) 1914 - MS65 Brown, Ottawa mint, KM21; 2) 1915 - MS64 Brown, Ottawa mint, KM21; 3) 1917 - MS65 Red and Brown, Ottawa mint, KM21; 4) 1920 - MS65 Brown, Ottawa mint, KM28. Small cent. A cunning quartet of Canadian copper." This type was struck 1912-20, when Canada reduced the cent to 3.24 grams. This date is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: 3,405,958.

Specification: 5.67 g, bronze, 25.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 21.

Source:

  • Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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