50 cent — Canada (1870–1901)
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Special facts
Victoria’s 50 cents weighing 11.62 grams, struck in only twelve of thirty-two years; the largest issue was 450,000 in 1870.
About the period
The coins of Queen Victoria are Canada’s first coins in dollars and cents: in 1858 the Province of Canada switched to decimal accounts and ordered a bronze cent and silver 5, 10 and 20 cents from London. After the colonies united as the Dominion of Canada in 1867, striking went on until the end of the reign in 1901. More about the period “Victoria”, 1858 — 1901
Specifications
- Period
- Victoria
- Currency
- 1 dollar = 100 cent
- Issue type
- Circulation
- Metal
- Silver
- Fineness
- 925
- Precious metal weight
- 10.748 g
- Diameter
- 29.72 mm
- Weight
- 11.62 g
- Shape
- Round
- Orientation
- Coin (↑↓)
Variants
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| Year | Mint | Mintage | Price | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | RM | 450,000 | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1871 | BIR | 45,000 | Estimate | Mint mark H | + ☆ |
| 1871 | RM | 200,000 | Estimate | No mint mark | + ☆ |
| 1872 | BIR | 80,000 | Estimate | Mint mark H | + ☆ |
| 1881 | BIR | 150,000 | Estimate | Mint mark H | + ☆ |
| 1888 | RM | 60,000 | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1890 | BIR | 20,000 | Estimate | Mint mark H | + ☆ |
| 1892 | RM | 151,000 | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1894 | RM | 29,036 | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1898 | RM | 100,000 | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1899 | RM | 50,000 | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1900 | RM | 118,000 | Estimate | + ☆ | |
| 1901 | RM | 80,000 | Estimate | + ☆ |
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