25 Cents - Victoria

Features

Issuer	Canada
Queen	Victoria (1867-1901)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1870-1901
Value	25 Cents 0.25 CAD = USD 0.18
Currency	Dollar (1858-date)
Composition	Silver (.925) (.925 silver .075 copper)
Weight	5.81 g
Diameter	23.88 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 376
References	KM# 5 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Kahnt/Schön# 6 Helmut Kahnt, Günter Schön; 2016. Weltmünzkatalog / 19. Jahrhundert: 1801-1900 = World Coin Catalog (17^th Edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany.

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Obverse

Head of Queen Victoria wearing a tiara, facing left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA.
CANADA

Unabridged legend: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA

Translation: Victoria Queen by the grace of God

Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon

Reverse

The face value is surrounded with two maple boughs and a crown

Script: Latin

Lettering:
25
CENTS
1880
H

Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon

Edge

Reeded

Mints

	Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
H	Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1870	900 000	$ 23	$ 34	$ 54	$ 72				E1 (Effigy), Narrow 0	12%
1870		$ 21							E2, Large 0. Qty included above	2%
1871	400 000								E1 or E2	6%
1871 H	748 000			$ 66				$ 4000	E1 or E2	5%
1872 H	2 240 000	$ 22	$ 33	$ 33	$ 33	$ 130	$ 130	$ 250	E1 or E2	37%
1874 H	1 600 000	$ 19	$ 33	$ 33	$ 51	$ 100	$ 170	$ 1400	E2	27%
1875 H	1 000 000				$ 1100	$ 1400	$ 2000	$ 42 000	E1 or E2. Includes blunt 5 and pointed 5 varieties. Qty included above	2%
1880 H	400 000								E2, Large 0	3%
1880 H									E2, Narrow 0 over the large one. Qty included above	1.4%
1880 H									E2, Narrow 0. Qty included above	2%
1881 H	820 000	$ 38	$ 38	$ 38	$ 38				E2	9%
1882 H	600 000		$ 31	$ 45	$ 79				E3	7%
1883 H	960 000	$ 18	$ 32	$ 32			$ 300	$ 5000	E4	12%
1885	192 000								E2	2%
1886	540 000	$ 17	$ 31						E2, E4 or E5, V1 (short ribbon ends), see image in Comments section	6%
1886									E5, V2 (long ribbon ends), see image in Comments section. Qty included above.	1.9%
1887	100 000					$ 600	$ 1800	$ 9700	E5	3%
1888	400 000	$ 35	$ 35	$ 51	$ 110				E5, Narrow 8s	8%
1888									E5, Thick 8s. Qty included above	3%
1889	66 324								E5	3%
1890 H	200 000	$ 41	$ 42	$ 50				$ 1400	E5	8%
1891	120 000			$ 220				$ 3500	E5	4%
1892	510 000	$ 14	$ 28				$ 240	$ 2300	E5	13%
1893	100 000			$ 200					E5	3%
1894	220 000	$ 16			$ 210	$ 320	$ 450	$ 6000	E5	6%
1899	415 580	$ 19	$ 33					$ 1200	E5	12%
1900	1 320 000	$ 13	$ 26	$ 26	$ 26	$ 55	$ 170	$ 1200	E5	29%
1901	640 000	$ 22	$ 24	$ 24				$ 520	E5. Includes double-struck 9 (9/9) variety	17%

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Bullion value: USD 12.60 Search tips

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Actual silver weight: 0.173 oz

Current silver price: 72.89 USD/oz (see silver price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2020 June 28 The Walczak Collection of Canadian Coins Special Monthly Online Auction 61157 Lot 97043	28 Jun 2020	1871 H – E1 or E2	UNC (PCGS MS65)	USD 4920.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Heritage Auctions 2019 August 15 ANA World's Fair of Money World Coins Platinum Night Auction - Chicago 3075 Lot 31200	15 Aug 2019	1871 H – E1 or E2	UNC (PCGS MS64)	USD 2640.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Katz Auction 190 Lot 1734	10 Apr 2026	1872 H – E1 or E2	UNC	USD 87.04 (EUR 75.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 69 Lot 2974	29 Oct 2022	1872 H – E1 or E2	AU	USD 431.74 (EUR 372.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 182 Lot 2789	6 Feb 2026	1872 H – E1 or E2	XF	USD 156.68 (EUR 135.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 136 Lot 3488	28 Aug 2024	1872 H – E1 or E2	XF	USD 172.93 (EUR 149.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 79 Lot 1939	21 Mar 2023	1872 H – E1 or E2	XF	USD 123.02 (EUR 106.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 84 Lot 908	27 May 2023	1872 H – E1 or E2	VF	USD 29.01 (EUR 25.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Heritage Auctions 2024 September 17 Spotlight: Canada World Coins Showcase Auction 61399 Lot 25061	17 Sep 2024	1874 H – E2	UNC (PCGS MS63)	USD 1380.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 232115 Lot 63321	14 Apr 2021	1874 H – E2	UNC (PCGS MS62)	USD 690.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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