Canada 1914 50 cents

Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 55687

This specimen was lot 55687 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $504. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CANADA. 50 Cents, 1914. Ottawa Mint. George V. PCGS AU-55." This type was struck 1912-19 and is fairly common up thru Very Fine. In 1920, the silver coins were debased to 0.800 fine. This is the scarcest date.

Recorded mintage: 160,128, the key date.

Specification: 11.62 g, 0.925 fine silver, 29.7 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-25.

Source:

• Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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