Canada 1950 25 cents

from the Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 46250

This specimen was lot 46250 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CANADA. 25 Cents, 1950. Ottawa Mint. George VI. PCGS SPECIMEN-66." Canadian twenty-five cent pieces for George VI come in two varieties; KM 35 (with "IND IMP") was issued 1937-47 and KM 44 (without "IND IMP") for 1948-52. This date is common but Specimens are rare as they were not available for sale to the public.

Recorded mintage: 9,673,335.

Specification: 5.83 g, 0.800 fine silver, 23.62 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by T. H. Paget and Emanuel Hahn.

Catalog reference: KM-44.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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