1979 Canadian 50 Cents - Round Or Pointed Bust?

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Bm0ney Pillar of the Community Canada 1005 Posts	Posted 12/21/2013 5:05 pm Can anybody share photos of the difference? Report this Post to the Staff

Bm0ney Pillar of the Community Canada 1005 Posts	Posted 12/21/2013 5:14 pm This is my 1979 I am trying to identify. Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 12/21/2013 6:14 pm The pic is a little dark but it looks like the pointed variety. IMO Report this Post to the Staff
pginrh Valued Member Canada 456 Posts	Posted 12/23/2013 1:57 pm Although there doesn't appear to be much difference between them, I compared the blunt and the pointed ones that I had purchased a few years ago and yours certainly appears to match the pointed one. Report this Post to the Staff
pginrh Valued Member Canada 456 Posts	Posted 12/24/2013 7:35 pm I knew that I had seen a reference to this variety somewhere and not finding it on the internet, I located it in a Ken Potter column of several years ago in Canadian Coin News.... Per that article,it was found on 1979 Proof Like coins where some used a 1978 Obverse (Pointed) and others a 1979/1980 Obverse (Blunt). This variety enjoyed popularity for several years but has lost its popularity lately. It is recorded in Ken's 'Variety Coin Register'. Edited by pginrh 12/24/2013 7:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Bm0ney Pillar of the Community Canada 1005 Posts	Posted 01/04/2014 6:25 pm Compared my coin with 1980 determined it is pointed. Thanks pginrh Report this Post to the Staff
the_shining_85 New Member 16 Posts	Posted 03/15/2015 10:37 pm Not a lot of clarification on this topic. So I posted these photos to help determine Round or Pointed Bust. ROUND BUST POINTED BUST Report this Post to the Staff
Jim MacKenzie New Member Canada 45 Posts	Posted 07/07/2016 01:00 am To the_shining_85: Do you have the full size images of both coins? I'm trying to get a full set of ENORMOUS photos of most varieties of every Canadian coin for my coin club's web site, and I'm having a lot of trouble finding a really nice quality set of images for the pointed bust variety. If you have these photos I would like to put them up (and of course give you FULL credit as the source of the photos)... Report this Post to the Staff
rocky Pillar of the Community Canada 2784 Posts	Posted 07/07/2016 10:15 pm hello jim I dont want to step on any one toes. but if shinging does not have a full image. I can take you a full size image of a pointed bust. if you like one of a pointed bust.if the_shining_85 gets you one ok. if not let me know. I will take you a full size image. I am sure there are lots of members here that will help you as well Report this Post to the Staff
Jim MacKenzie New Member Canada 45 Posts	Posted 10/27/2018 8:50 pm To the_shining_85: Your photos are the best I've found showing ALL of the obverse differences. Would you mind if I used them in a 50 cent varieties guide I have on the Saskatoon Coin Club web site? Of course I would give you full image credit... Report this Post to the Staff
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