Canada 1956 50 cents
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This specimen was lot 46268 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "CANADA. 50 Cents, 1956. Ottawa Mint. Elizabeth II. PCGS PROOFLIKE-67." This type was struck 1953-58 and is not rare despite the modest mintage. The reverse was modified in 1959.
Recorded mintage: 1,379,499.
Specification: 11.66 g, 0.800 fine silver, 29.72 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Mary Gillick and G. E. Kruger-Gray.
Catalog reference: KM-53.
- 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, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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