Canada 1967 50 cents

Heritage sale 3042, lot 32691

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 32691 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $74. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Elizabeth II Proof 50 Cents 1967 PR67 Cameo PCGS. An unusually high grade for the type with virtually perfect surfaces. From The Eric Beckman Collection of Canadian Coins." In 1967, a new reverse was used in celebration of the centennial of confederation. This date, which is otherwise common, was issued only for the proof sets.

Recorded mintage: 4,211,392.

Specification: 11.66 g, 0.800 fine silver, 29.72 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 69.

Source:

• 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.

Link to:

• 1965 25 cents
• 1967 cent, centennial reverse
• 1967 10 cents, centennial reverse
• 1967 25 cents, centennial reverse
• 1967 dollar, centennial reverse
• Coins and currency dated 1967
• return to coins of Canada