50 Cents - Victoria
Features
| Issuer | Canada |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Victoria (1837-1901)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1870-1901 |
| Value | 50 Cents 0.50 CAD = USD 0.37 |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (1858-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) (.925 silver .075 copper) |
| Weight | 11.62 g |
| Diameter | 29.72 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number |
N# 316
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
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| References |
KM# 6,  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.  Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. |
Obverse
Head of Queen Victoria wearing a tiara, facing left.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA.
CANADA
Unabridged legend: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA
Translation: Victoria Queen by the grace of God
Engraver:
Leonard Charles Wyon 
Leonard Charles Wyon was a British engraver of the Victorian era most notable for his work on the gold and silver coinage struck for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887 and the bronze coinage of 1860 with the second head portrait, in use from 1860 to 1894.Reverse
The face value is surrounded with two maple boughs and a crown
Script: Latin
Lettering:
50
CENTS
1871
H
Engraver:
Leonard Charles Wyon
Leonard Charles Wyon was a British engraver of the Victorian era most notable for his work on the gold and silver coinage struck for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887 and the bronze coinage of 1860 with the second head portrait, in use from 1860 to 1894.Edge
Reeded
Mints
| Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975) | |
| H | Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited, United Kingdom (1850-2003) |
Comments
Note: a variety of different obverse-designs of the Queen's effigy were used on this coin, each with subtle differences. The coins below are marked for cases where obverse design varies in the same year.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1870 | $ 54 | 23% | LCW | ||||||||||
| 1870 | 450 000 | 6% | No LCW | ||||||||||
| 1871 | 200 000 | 15% | |||||||||||
| 1871 H | 45 000 | 8% | |||||||||||
| 1872 H | 80 000 | $ 25 | 33% | ||||||||||
| 1872 H | 2% | Included above, inverted "A" over the "V" in Victoria | |||||||||||
| 1881 H | 150 000 | 14% | |||||||||||
| 1888 | 60 000 | 6% | E2 | ||||||||||
| 1888 | 1.0% | E3 | |||||||||||
| 1888 | 0.5% | E4 | |||||||||||
| 1890 H | 20 000 | $ 4800 | 5% | scarce | |||||||||
| 1892 | 151 000 | 4% | E3 | ||||||||||
| 1892 | 11% | E4 | |||||||||||
| 1894 | 29 036 | 6% | |||||||||||
| 1898 | 100 000 | 13% | |||||||||||
| 1899 | 7% | Large first '9' | |||||||||||
| 1899 | 50 000 | 3% | Small first '9' | ||||||||||
| 1900 | 118 000 | $ 31 | 25% | ||||||||||
| 1901 | 80 000 | $ 310 | 13% | ||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 32
Bullion value: USD 7.70
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Bullion value: USD 7.70
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