View source for Canada 2014 25 dollars KM-1688

[[Image:SB1020-71267o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Stack's Bowers October 2020 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71267]]
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This specimen was lot 71267 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2020), where it sold for $660. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Canada|CANADA]]. 25 Dollars, 2014. Ottawa Mint. PCGS PROOF-69 Deep Cameo. Struck to commemorate the sainthood of Pope John Paul II. A sharply struck proof with brilliant fields and frosted cameo devices." The profits extracted from the manufacture and sale of NCLT's caused the Royal Canadian Mint to scramble for ever more arcane topics, including this one honoring John Paul II. 

''Recorded mintage'': 1,500 proofs.

''Specifications'':  7.80 g, 0.997 fine gold, 0.250 troy oz, 20 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference'': Fr-unlisted; KM-1688. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, ''The October 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2020.

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[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale]]