Canada 1982 50 dollars

Goldberg Sale 139, lot 1627

This specimen was lot 1627 in Goldberg Sale 139 (Los Angeles, June 2024), where it sold for $2,310. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Canada. 50 Dollars, 1982. Elizabeth II. Reverse: Maple leaf. Brilliant Uncirculated." The Canadian Maple Leaf was introduced in 1979 as competition for the krugerrand. This subtype was struck 1979-82; different busts of the queen have been used over the years.

Recorded mintage: 883,000.

Specification: 31.103 g, 0.999 fine gold, 1.000 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-B1; KM-125.1.

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.
• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 139: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, featuring the Peh Family Collection, Part II, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2024.

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• 1982 dollar
• 1982 100 dollars Constitution
• 1983 50 dollars, Maple Leaf, 1 oz gold
• Coins and currency dated 1982