1953 - 2012 Elizabeth II Fifty Cents / Half Dollar

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Laureate Portrait, Coat of Arms Design, 1953 - 1954

Weight: 11.66 Grams Content: 80% Silver, 20% Copper Diameter: 29.72 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles. Reverse: Small Date, G. E. Kruger-Gray. Large Date, G. E. Kruger-Gray and Thomas Shingles Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark	Mintage
1953	1,630,429
1954	506,305

Laureate Portrait, Revised Coat of Arms Design, 1955 - 1958

Weight: 11.66 Grams Content: 80% Silver, 20% Copper Diameter: 29.72 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles. Reverse: Thomas Shingles Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark	Mintage
1955	753,511
1956	1,379,499
1957	2,171,689
1958	2,957,266

Laureate Portrait, Modified Coat of Arms Design, 1959 - 1964

Weight: 11.66 Grams Content: 80% Silver, 20% Copper Diameter: 29.72 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles. Reverse: Thomas Shingles Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark	Mintage
1959	3,095,535
1960	3,488,897
1961	3,584,417
1962	5,208,030
1963	8,348,871
1964	9,377,676

Tiara Portrait, Modified Coat of Arms Reverse, Silver, 1965 - 1966

Weight: 11.66 Grams Content: 80% Silver, 20% Copper Diameter: 29.72 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Arnold Machin, Thomas Shingles. Reverse: Thomas Shingles Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark	Mintage
1965	12,629,974
1966	7,683,228

Tiara Portrait, Centennial Design, 1967

Weight: 11.66 Grams Content: 80% Silver, 20% Copper Diameter: 29.72 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Arnold Machin, Thomas Shingles. Reverse: Alex Colville, Myron Cook Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark	Mintage
1867 - 1967	4,211,395

Tiara Portrait, Modified Coat of Arms Design Resumed, Reduced Size, Nickel, 1968 - 1976

Weight: 8.1 Grams Content: 100% Nickel Diameter: 27.13 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Arnold Machin, Walter Ott. Reverse: Thomas Shingles Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark	Mintage
1968	3,966,932
1969	7,113,929
1970	2,429,516
1971	2,166,144
1972	2,515,632
1973	2,546,096
1974	3,436,650
1975	3,710,000
1976	2,646,000

Tiara Portrait, Modified Coat of Arms Design, Nickel, 1977 - 1989

Weight: 8.1 Grams Content: 100% Nickel Diameter: 27.13 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Arnold Machin, Patrick Brindley. Reverse: Thomas Shingles Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark	Mintage
1977	709,939
1978	3,341,892
1979	3,425,000
1980	1,943,155
1981	2,588,900
1982	2,884,572
1983	1,177,000
1984	1,502,989
1985	2,188,374
1986	781,400
1987	373,000
1988	220,000
1989	266,419

Diademed Portrait, Coat of Arms Design, Nickel, 1990 - 1996

Weight: 8.1 Grams Content: 100% Nickel Diameter: 27.13 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Ago Aarand. Reverse: Thomas Shingles Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark	Mintage
1990	207,000
1991	490,000
1992 (1867 - )	248,000
1993	393,000
1994	987,000
1995	626,000
1996	458,000

Diademed Portrait, Redesigned Coat of Arms, Nickel, 1997 - 2000

Weight: 8.1 Grams Content: 100% Nickel Diameter: 27.13 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Ago Aarand. Reverse: C. Bursey-Sabourin, William Woodruff Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark	Mintage
1997	387,000
1998	308,000
1998W	NII
1999	496,000
2000	573,000
2000W	NII

Not Issued Individually - These coins were only issued in sets.

Diademed Portrait, Redesigned Coat of Arms, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, 1999 - 2003

Weight: 6.9 Grams Content: 93.25% steel, 4.75% Copper, 2% Nickel Diameter: 27.13 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Ago Aarand. Reverse: C. Bursey-Sabourin, William Woodruff Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark	Mintage
1999P	Testing Only
2000P	Issued in Clocks Only
2001P	389,000
2002P (1952-)	NII
2003P	NII

Not Issued Individually - These coins were only issued in sets.

Imperial State Crowned Portrait, Redesigned Coat of Arms, 2002

Weight: 6.9 Grams Content: 93.25% steel, 4.75% Copper, 2% Nickel Diameter: 27.13 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susan Taylor. Reverse: C. Bursey-Sabourin, William Woodruff Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark	Mintage
2002P (1952-)	14,440,000

Uncrowned Portrait, Redesigned Coat of Arms, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, 2003 - 2006

Weight: 6.9 Grams Content: 93.25% steel, 4.75% Copper, 2% Nickel Diameter: 27.13 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor. Reverse: C. Bursey-Sabourin, William Woodruff Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark	Mintage
2003P	NII
2004P	NII
2005P	200,000
2006P	98,000

Not Issued Individually - These coins were only issued in sets.

Uncrowned Portrait, Redesigned Coat of Arms, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, RCM Logo, 2006 - 2011

Weight: 6.9 Grams Content: 93.25% steel, 4.75% Copper, 2% Nickel Diameter: 27.13 mm

Edge: Reeded Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor. Reverse: C. Bursey-Sabourin, William Woodruff Engraver: Same as Designer

Year / Composition Mark	Mintage
2006	NII
2007	111,550
2008	150,000
2009	120,000
2010	150,000
2011	NII
2012	250,000
2013	375,000
2014	500,000

Not Issued Individually - These coins were only issued in sets.

Composition Mark Legend

Located on the obverse under the portrait. Indicates composition when there are differences within the same year.

Composition Mark	Composition	Years
P	Nickel Plated Steel	1999 - 2006
RCM Logo	Nickel Plated Steel	2006 - Present

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