1871 Plain Edge Twenty Cents SP DC-51 Values

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1871 Plain Edge Twenty Cents SP DC-51 Values

Details

Thought to be struck for exhibition. No circulation strikes were issued for 20-cent coinage of this year (or any year other than 1858).

Obverse: Effigy of Queen Victoria

Basic Information

GSID:

351832

Coin Date:

1871

Denomination:

P20c / Twenty Cents

Designation:

SP

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Royal Mint

Coinage Type:

Canadian Twenty Cents

Coinage Years:

1858

Composition:

Silver

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Plain Edge

Variety 2:

DC-51

Physical Characteristics

Fineness:

0.925

Weight:

5.91 gr

Coin Rulers Name:

Victoria

Strike Type:

Specimen

Diameter:

23.1 mm

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

Designer:

Leonard C. Wyon

Obverse Lettering:

VICTORIA DEL GRATIA REGINA, CANADA

Obverse Designer:

Leonard C. Wyon

Reverse Lettering:

20 CENTS, 1871

Reverse Designer:

Leonard C. Wyon

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