Canada 1955 25 cents

Stack's Bowers October 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74620

This specimen was lot 74620 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2024), where it sold for $65. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CANADA. 25 Cents, 1955. Ottawa Mint. Elizabeth II. PCGS PROOFLIKE-66. Silky and quite reflective. From the Barbaro Acres Collection." This type, struck at Ottawa 1953-64, is common in all grades. The use of chrome plated dies gave a polished appearance to the coins which in turn magnified the detractive effects of bagmarks.

Recorded mintage: 9,552,505.

Specification: 5.83 g, 0.800 fine silver, .150 troy oz ASW, 23.5 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Mary Gillick and G. E. Kruger-Gray.

Catalog reference: KM-52.

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, 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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