10 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait; Philadelphia mint

10 Cents - Elizabeth II (2nd portrait; Philadelphia mint) - obverse10 Cents - Elizabeth II (2nd portrait; Philadelphia mint) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Canada
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1968
Value 10 Cents
0.10 CAD = USD 0.07
Currency Dollar (1858-date)
Composition Nickel
Weight 2.07 g
Diameter 17.91 mm
Thickness 1.16 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
4206
References KM# 73,
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.
Schön# 61b.1
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Bust of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 37 years of age, wearing tiara, facing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA

Unabridged legend: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA

Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God

Designer: Arnold Machin

Reverse

The "Blue Nose" under sail, a Canadian schooner from Nova Scotia, a celebrated racing ship and a symbol of the province, with the value below and the country name above

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CANADA
1968
10 CENTS
H

Designer: Emanuel Otto Hahn

Edge

Milled (Philadelphia Mint: "U" shaped reed)

10 Cents - Elizabeth II (2nd portrait; Philadelphia mint) -  obverse

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Mint

United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)

Comments



Collectors would discover if the reeding along the coin’s edge had flat bottoms like U.S. coins, it was a product of Philadelphia; if the reeding contained V-shaped bottoms, then it was struck at Ottawa. Reeding is formed on a coin at the moment of striking when the dies squeeze the planchet and force it against the reeding pattern on the collar. The different styles of reeding likely didn’t matter to the RCM if it was considered at all since it was probably easier for Philadelphia to just use their dime collars. As a result, the coins have the same diameter as a U.S. dime, 17.91 mm.

This lack of identification is said to have also made the coins theoretically illicit. According to coin expert Alan Herbert, “the Philadelphia strikes were technically illegal under Canadian law, which requires that anything imported has to show the country of origin. The Royal Mint later admitted bending the rule.”

Coins from the Philadelphia Mint have reeding that has 99 sharper, flat-bottomed grooves and a bigger ship on the reverse.

According to the US Mint publication "Domestic and Foreign Coins Manufactured by Mints of the United States 1793-1980," 42,430,000 of these coins were minted in 1968 and 42,740,000 were minted in 1969:

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC
1968  85 170 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 0.26 $ 0.27 $ 0.43 $ 0.75 99 wider, U-shaped reeds

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