Canada 1963 50 cents
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This specimen was lot 74298 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "CANADA. 50 Cents, 1963. Ottawa Mint. Elizabeth II. PCGS MS-66+. Surpassed in the PCGS census by just one example, this enchanting end-roll Gem presents colorful toning on the obverse and immense brilliance on the reverse." This type, featuring the first bust of the queen, was issued in large quantities 1959-64.
Recorded mintage: 8,348,871.
Specification: 11.66 g, 0.800 fine silver, .300 troy oz ASW, 29.72 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM-56.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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