While dredging the bottom of my "What is This?" collection I found this 1874 "H" 25 cent Canadian coin. I only know as much as I do as I found a similar one on FeeBay for about $10. It seems to be silver (how much?/purity) Do folks collect them? And WHAT does the "H" stand for?
"H - Used to identify coins that were struck for Canada by the Birminham Mint, also known as the Heaton Mint, until 1907" source Royal Canadian Mint Wikipedia Link via Google search +++ Canadian Quarter Dollar DATE: 1870 to 1910 COMPOSITION: .925 Silver, .075 Copper WEIGHT: 5.81 grams DIAMETER: 23.62 mm +++ Canadian Silver Coins 1858 - 1968
Shortest thread ever. Guess you turned this into the the Shortest thread ever by anwsering everything all at once. ThanX! Know anybody that wants it as I'm thinking about turning it into FeeBay fodder. If it is "Special" I just wanted to know and you have already helped a lot, plus I'm looking to get to the bottom of this pile. (Per the wife's instruction)
Actually, this started out as an attempt to provide something just like that. My convoluted mind started with I post a photo~Folks vote on what it is and the winner is the one with the most votes!...or something like that...but they have to pay postage........you can see where this trainwreck ended updd:
You could use in change or leave in a tip jar at a cafe or someplace maybe... no shipping costs to deal with then.
I got caught slipping IHC's into the Salvation Army pot and the lady thought I was a terrorist! Must be my looks. I try to avoid such stuff unless I go mufti these days.:kewl:
1874h q2 that means obverse portrait 2 made in england heaton mint 1,60000 minted that year i give that coin a vg-10 but thats my judgement comp:.925 silver .075 copper 5.81 grams diameter 23.62 edge is reeded the portrait is queen victoria of england maybe worth $25.00
