Canada 25 Cents Silver Coin 1880 Queen Victoria

Canada 25 Cents Silver Coin, Queen VictoriaCanada 25 Cents Silver Coin

Canada 25 Cents Silver Coin 1880 Queen Victoria
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS OF CANADA

Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria wearing a diadem is surrounded with the inscriptions "CANADA" and "VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA" (Victoria, Queen by the grace of God).
Lettering: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA. CANADA.
Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon.

Reverse: Denomination "25 CENTS," and the date of the year of issue, surrounded by a wreath of maple leaves, surmounted by a crown.
Lettering: 25 CENTS 1880 H.
Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon.
Edge: Reeded.

Years:           1870-1901.
Value:           25 Cents.
Composition: 92.5% Silver, 7.5% Copper (0.1728 ounces of silver).
Weight:         5.81 g.
Diameter:      23.62 mm.
Shape:          Round.
Mintage:       14,491,920 (1880 H - 400,000).




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Canada 25 Cents Silver Coin 1880 Queen Victoria