Canada 1937 50 Cents
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Obviously not a 1945 dated coin but still worth posting given that today marks the 75th anniversary of victory in Europe
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a very nice ms64
Nice looking coin.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
I like it a lot
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Nice looking coin. Did the Canadian 50 cent coin of that era see much circulation? While I used to get many Canadian quarters in circulation here in the US I never saw a Canadian 50 cent coin.
Great question and I suspect there are others here that can provide a more complete answer.
The George V 50 Cents coins did circulate. This series is not easy to complete with nice original surfaces in the EF to AU range. To complicate matters, the portrait strike can ce inconsistent which makes grading them somewhat difficult. This is a really fun series to collect. There is a sense of satisfaction in finding a lightly circulated example. I posted a common date 1919 in another thread about 6-7 months ago.
As for George VI, my experience is that several dates are quite difficult to find in the MS64 and higher range. 1937 features a low mintage, but I suspect some quantities were hoarded as it was the first year of the reign of George VI. The 1938 and 39 are tougher to obtain in MS. Most of dates form the early to mid 1940s circulated... Gems are elusive. The later dates seem to surface in higher grades...especially 1951 and 52. I don't think this series has the appreciation that it deserves just yet... Not sure when that will come.
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From what I've seen in Canadian Halves over the years I would say they circulated in Canada to the same extent as Franklin Halves did in the US.
many people in the mid to late 1930's and early 1940's kept nice silver coins in "safe keeping" because of the war.
these coins went in to a box and in to hiding. I have even seen these wrapped up in silver foil which came from original cigarette packs.
sometime an estate brings these boxes and coins "to light". I got lucky a few times.
and since these coins have seen only a little bit of circulation, if any, they are usually very nice and high grade.
Others were sewn in to the bottom of curtains to make the curtains hang straight. This way I was lucky years ago to get a 1921 5 cent piece which I still have. yes it is a bit corroded and that is why I think it was used as a weight. Had these people only known that 1921 nickels are the rarest Canadian 5 cent coins. It is quite a story how I got this and others from the curtains.