Canada 1947-ML 5 cents
This specimen was lot 51208 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "CANADA. 5 Cents, 1947. Ottawa Mint. George VI. PCGS SPECIMEN-67. Variety with maple leaf. A VERY RARE offering in this lofty state of preservation, this exceptional example is tied with just two other examples for the ultimate top spot in the PCGS census. Highly brilliant and shimmering, with an alluring mirrored nature throughout. Ex: Eric Beckman Collection." The 1947 "maple leaf" indicates coins actually struck in 1948 while dies were being altered to drop "IND IMP" from the obverse legend. Canadian five cent pieces for George VI went through numerous changes from the original round, nickel style struck 1937-42 (KM 33). Issues of 1942-44 were brass, 1944-45 were chrome plated steel, then this one, then a similar type without "IND IMP" 1948-50, then back to chrome plated steel 1951-52.
Recorded mintage: 9,595,124.
Specification: 4.5 g, nickel, 21.2 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by T. H. Paget and G. E. Kruger-Gray.
Catalog reference: KM-39a.
- 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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