Canada
Victoria Specimen "Reeded Edge" 25 Cents 1870 SP65 PCGS, London mint, KM5. Reeded edge variety. Mirrored surfaces immediately attract the eye, with delicately frosted raised motifs that help create a most-attractive cameo appearance on both sides. The strike, executed to the greatest standards capable of the British Royal Mint, intricately defines all details with no area showing any hint of incompleteness. A marvelous rarity not only in this coveted gem grade, but also as a Specimen in general. This example, missing from both the Norweb and Pittman holdings in reeded edge form, was last offered in our 2015 ANA Platinum Night auction, and includes an impressive pedigree lineage to boot.
Ex. Eric Beckman Collection; Belzberg Collection
https://coins.ha.com/itm/canada/canada-victoria-specimen-reeded-edge-25-cents-1870-sp65-pcgs-/a/3075-31198.s?type=CoinArchives3075
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 4000-6000 USD