Canada 1920 cent KM-28
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This specimen was lot 74593 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2024), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[1] noted, "CANADA. Cent, 1920. Ottawa Mint. George V. PCGS MS-65 Red. Small Cent Variety. A bright red Gem with persistent cartwheeling luster. From the Barbaro Acres Collection." This type was struck 1920-36 and superseded the large cent (KM 21) struck since the introduction of decimal coinage in 1870. The mintage would not be surpassed until 1932.
Recorded mintage: 15,483,923 plus 6,762,247 large cents (KM 21).
Specification: 3.24 g, bronze, 19.05 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-28.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the S.P. Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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