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Canadian quarters initially weighed 89.66 grains and were roughly 24 mm in diameter with a plain edge. [1] [3] The obverse featured a portrait of Queen Victoria (designed by Leonard C. Wyon) wearing a tiara, while the reverse had the denomination and date under a crown within a wreath. [4]
Among numismatists, the 1921 50-cent coin is considered the rarest Canadian circulation coin and is known as The King of Canadian coins. As of 2012, a 1921 50-cent piece in MS-65 condition is valued at $250,000 to $350,000. [citation needed] Despite a mintage of 206,398 coins, there was a very low demand for 50-cent coins in the 1920s. The ...
The new Canadian dollar was equal in value to the New Brunswick dollar, which was introduced in 1852. [ 3 ] In order to accommodate transactions involving the Nova Scotian pound , the Province of Canada chose to issue a twenty-cent coin, which was the equivalent to a shilling in Nova Scotian currency.
This particular coin also features “lovely matte finish” on Queen Victoria’s portrait. It was minted in London in 1865 and became the first $2 coin minted for the colony of Newfoundland.
A Canadian nickel (issued 2003) with the phrase D. G. Regina on its obverse. The abbreviated phrase has been used on Canadian coins since 1965. From 1953 until 1964, under Queen Elizabeth II it read Dei gratia Regina and from 1965 onwards, it was abbreviated on all coins to the current phrase of D. G. Regina. [1]
Prince Edward Island one cent coin (1871) Only one type of coin, the one-cent piece, was struck for the Prince Edward Island dollar, in 1871. PEI entered Confederation two years later. Both sides of the coin were designed by Leonard Charles Wyon. The obverse had Queen Victoria, with inscription "VICTORIA QUEEN" and the date. The reverse was ...