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CICF Signature Sale 3046 14-15 April 2016
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George V Specimen 25 Cents 1931 SP67 PCGS, Ottawa mint, KM24a. The luster compares favorably to a skillfully-produced business strike, but that is where the comparison ends on this exception Superb Gem specimen. A pristine coin, the surfaces have been preserved with stunning care, as absolutely no post-strike imperfections as seen, and natural tone circles the peripheral legends. Perhaps most impressive however is the strike, a needle-sharp execution that has not only detailed the central motifs in fully-intended clarity, but all the edges, with full sharpness in the dentils and flat and squared-off edges as the coin's faces become the rims. Thought to be produced in numbers around a dozen, their appearance on the market, and the PCGS census of just three examples, suggests a lower survival rate today. While undocumented as such, almost certainly issued for ceremonial commemoration purposes, as 1931 marked that year that the Ottawa Mint passed from a branch of Britain's Royal Mint, to an official institution of Canada.From The Eric Beckman Collection of Canadian Coins
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD
George V Specimen 25 Cents 1931 SP67 PCGS, Ottawa mint, KM24a. The luster compares favorably to a skillfully-produced business strike, but that is where the comparison ends on this exception Superb Gem specimen. A pristine coin, the surfaces have been preserved with stunning care, as absolutely no post-strike imperfections as seen, and natural tone circles the peripheral legends. Perhaps most impressive however is the strike, a needle-sharp execution that has not only detailed the central motifs in fully-intended clarity, but all the edges, with full sharpness in the dentils and flat and squared-off edges as the coin's faces become the rims. Thought to be produced in numbers around a dozen, their appearance on the market, and the PCGS census of just three examples, suggests a lower survival rate today. While undocumented as such, almost certainly issued for ceremonial commemoration purposes, as 1931 marked that year that the Ottawa Mint passed from a branch of Britain's Royal Mint, to an official institution of Canada.From The Eric Beckman Collection of Canadian Coins
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD