Canada 5C Silver
1885/5 5C NGC 61

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Victoria 5 Cents fully lustrous with a touch of golden patina and light contact marks on both sides. This would more correctly be called a re-cut 5 variety. In any event, it is a very scarce variety, and quite elusive in Mint State. Est. 2500-3000. Two varieties are known as the Small 5 and Large 5 issues, with the Small 5 being slightly scarcer. A third variety has the small 5 over a large 5. The Small 5 reverse die was created from the same three-digit logotype
punch used for the 1882-H, 1883-H, and 1884 pieces. A new logotype punch was then created for the Large 5 dies. The Charlton Standard Catalogue notes that the difference is a short top on the Small 5 and a large top on the Large 5. While those differences are easily distinguished, the prominent ball at lower left of the Large 5 and the missing ball at lower left of the Small 5 allow for an even more distinguished distinction between the two varieties.