Canada 2014 25 dollars KM-1690

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Stack's Bowers May 2025 Collectors Choice Online Auction, lot 74496
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This specimen was lot 74496 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "CANADA. 25 Dollars, 2014. Ottawa Mint. Elizabeth II. PCGS PROOF-70 Deep Cameo. Matriarch Moon Mask." The leaflet included with the box commented, "First Nations culture is rich in profound wisdom, which eloquently expresses the link between humanity and nature as a whole. The terms "Mother Earth" and "Grandmother Moon" clearly reflect the similarities First Nations peoples see between these two spheres, and the founding and nurturing role played by women in their communities."

Recorded mintage: 5,999.

Specification: 30.76 g, 0.999 fine silver, 36.15 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-1690.

Sources:

  • 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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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