The british colonies led by the province of canada needed to replace the sterling system with the decimal system used in the united states.
Canadian silver 50 cent coin value.
50 cents 1962 silver 50 cents canada 1962 national arms elizabeth ii dei gratia regina queen s head right km 56 coin value 8 10.
50 cents 1965 silver canada 196550 cents national arms elizabeth ii d g regina queen s head right km 63 coin value 6 8.
Resultant values will be rounded to two or more decimal places depending on length.
It was a silver fifty cent piece bearing the effigy.
Canadian silver coin values based only on total silver value and weight.
Pièce de 50 cents is the common name of the canadian coin worth 50 cents the coin s reverse depicts the coat of arms of canada at the opening ceremonies for the ottawa branch of the royal mint held on january 2 1908 governor general earl grey struck the dominion of canada s first domestically produced coin.
The more common obverse 2 known as the lcw type has the designers initials l c w.
Home canadian coins price guide and values 50 cents 1937 to 1952 50 cents 1937 to 1952 click on a coin to view additional values details and varieties about it.
In 1967 there is the standard 80 silver 20 copper variety and the 50 silver 50 copper type.
The canadian mint issued two compositions of the dime and quarter in 1967 and again in 1968.
Does not include any copper value or weight.
In mid year 1968 they changed the quarter and dime from 50 silver 50 copper to a 99 nickel composition.
In 1858 with london s approval province of canada issued coins minted in england in denominations of 1 5 20 and 50 cents.
50 cents 1974 1968 1976 nickel diameter 27 13 mm.
On victoria s bust truncation as well as a small shamrock inside the first arch at the left of her crown.
Canadian coins price guide and values.
The first canadian half dollar is the 1870 found with two obverse varieties.
Coin value 8 10.
The fifty cent piece french.