Canada 1940 cent

Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 42105

This specimen was lot 42105 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $900. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CANADA. Cent, 1940. Ottawa Mint. George VI. PCGS SPECIMEN-66 Red Brown. A lovely and alluring Specimen, delivering handsome touches of mint red, with appealing details, and a bold strike quality." This type was struck 1937-47 and this is a common date tho the SCWC does not mention any proofs or specimens for the year. The maple leaf reverse was used until cents were discontinued in 2014.

Recorded mintage: 85,740,532.

Specifications: 3.24 g, bronze, 19.05 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 32.

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, 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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