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Victoria Specimen "Obverse 2" 25 Cents 1871 UNC Details (Cleaned) PCGS, London mint, KM5. Obverse 2/Second Head variety. Bright from past cleaning with hairlines in the fields, yet nonetheless an appealing piece and one which is intensely difficult to find as a Specimen strike. Interestingly, the Charlton catalog lists only the First Head variety for Specimen issues, while this coin is evidently the Second, with the ribbon of Victoria being a clear identifier. With no images of other Specimens to compare it to, perhaps the Charlton entry can be dismissed as a error resulting from the issue's impressive rarity, or possibly, Specimens were made with both dies. Either way, its rarity can't be questioned, and this coin stands as the only example of this date we have offered; we previously sold it at our August 2015 auction for $4,200 hammer, then graded SP64. A great opportunity for the serious collector of major Canadian rarities.
Ex. Eric Beckman Collection; Belzberg Collection
https://coins.ha.com/itm/canada/canada-victoria-specimen-obverse-2-25-cents-1871-unc-details-cleaned-pcgs-/a/3075-31202.s?type=CoinArchives3075
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 600-800 USD
Victoria Specimen "Obverse 2" 25 Cents 1871 UNC Details (Cleaned) PCGS, London mint, KM5. Obverse 2/Second Head variety. Bright from past cleaning with hairlines in the fields, yet nonetheless an appealing piece and one which is intensely difficult to find as a Specimen strike. Interestingly, the Charlton catalog lists only the First Head variety for Specimen issues, while this coin is evidently the Second, with the ribbon of Victoria being a clear identifier. With no images of other Specimens to compare it to, perhaps the Charlton entry can be dismissed as a error resulting from the issue's impressive rarity, or possibly, Specimens were made with both dies. Either way, its rarity can't be questioned, and this coin stands as the only example of this date we have offered; we previously sold it at our August 2015 auction for $4,200 hammer, then graded SP64. A great opportunity for the serious collector of major Canadian rarities.
Ex. Eric Beckman Collection; Belzberg Collection
https://coins.ha.com/itm/canada/canada-victoria-specimen-obverse-2-25-cents-1871-unc-details-cleaned-pcgs-/a/3075-31202.s?type=CoinArchives3075
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 600-800 USD