Money -> Coins-Canada -> Fifty-Cents
If you’re a coin collector, specifically a Canadian coin collector, you might enjoy looking for a 1971 Canadian fifty cent piece to add to your collection. The trick to this is finding the right fifty cent piece to know whether the coin is worth merely 50 cents, or if it’s a more valuable one that could be worth a little bit more, maybe two dollars or more, depending on the current price of silver. The real value in these coins isn’t the monetary value, though, rather it’s the value for collectors when they find this fairly uncommon coin.
Rarity isn’t the only factor in rating the value of a coin, or almost all Canadian fifty-cent pieces would be worth more. A Canadian fifty-cent pieces, whether it’s a silver minting for collectors only or one designed for general circulation, has much the reputation in Canada as the $2 bill does in the United States. They’re both real money, but some people doubt their legitimacy because they’re rarely seen and not commonly used. The 1971 Canadian fifty cent piece is distinguished from other fifty cent pieces only because it’s a silver half-dollar produced when other half-dollars were alloys.
Ironically, even though some people look at a Canadian fifty cent piece and wonder if it’s a real, legitimate coin, the fifty cent piece was the first coin the Dominion of Canada ever produced. The first domestically minted Canadian coins were fifty cent pieces featuring an effigy of King Edward VII, struck in 1908. The reverse of the coin features Canada’s Coat of Arms. Canada still produced fifty cent pieces today, but they’re still rarely found in regular circulation because most Canadians, when presented with one, keep it because of its rarity. The 1971 Canadian fifty cent piece is, of course, more worth keeping than any of the others because of its silver content.
By 1971, Canadian half-dollars were made from a nickel alloy, with no silver content. But in April 1971 they minted some silver fifty-cent pieces designed for collectors specifically, and not intended for general circulation, even though they bear the same value as other fifty-cent pieces as far as currency is concerned. Even despite its silver content, though, this fifty cent piece isn’t necessarily a great investment coin—gold bullion coins are for more valuable as investments—but it can be an interesting addition to a collection of coins from Canada or all over the world.
If you’re looking for a 1971 Canadian fifty cent piece, the chief thing you’ll need to ask is whether the coin is a standard half dollar or a silver half dollar. If the seller is unsure and the picture is unclear, you may want to purchase the coin elsewhere, because the fifty cent pieces from various years look virtually identical, giving them each very little value as collectibles. The coins are probably best found in uncirculated condition, usually sold individually rather than in lots, because they were designed as collector items.
Originally posted 2008-11-19 14:00:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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