1889 Victoria Canadian Silver 5 cents

Obverse
1889 Victoria Canadian Silver 5 cents (Obverse)

Reverse
1889 Victoria Canadian Silver 5 cents (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Canada 
Period:  Confederation, Queen Victoria 
Face value:  5 Cents 
Dates:  From 1858 to 1901 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Young head of Queen Victoria facing left 
Legend:  VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA. CANADA 
 
Reverse:  Denomination and date within wreath, crown above 
Legend:  5 CENTS 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Leonard Charles Wyon 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 2 

Currency
Unit:  Canadian Dollar 
System:  Decimal 
 
Fractions:  100 Cents = 1 Dollar
 
Mint Marks: 
H - Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
W - Royal Canadian Mint, Winnipeg, Canada

Grades & Prices Available
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Issue
Year: 
1889 
Mintage:  1,200,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  1.1620g (0.04 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9250 
Silver Content:  1.07g (0.03 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $1.40 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  15.50mm 
Thickness:  0.70mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1889 1,200,000 $10.50 $35.50 $100 $125 $300 $475 $1200
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