Canada 50c Halves

1945 5/5 Narrow date Zoell R446g

Right now I am just working on 1968 to present. Then after that is completed I will start getting the dates prior to that.

besides the 67 are there other commertive silver halves ?

have tons of 50 cents,.... cert and not
even a 1872 A/V... just ask ....

WOWEEE, nice to see someone else out there has the same sentiments about Canadian halves that I do. I can't begin to stress how scarce and underrated mid grade to higher end halves are between the years 1870-1936. With their low mintages and survival rates over the past 5 major silver melts, who knows how many are left?
Take into account the ones destroyed in building fires, made into love tokens, holed, bent, and made into jewellery?
It makes one wonder how on earth could there be Vicky halves that have survived in grades above VF-20. But sure enough they are out there, under priced and undervalued in my opinion.
Plus, add to the fact that half dollars in the early part of the 20th Century and late 19th Century were the "workhorses" of Canadian
currency. Silver dollar$ did not come into existence till the mid '30's leaving halves to be used in daily transactions. You also have to wonder how collectors could have afforded to put away a half dollar back then, since for most it was a day's pay and had a considerable amount of purchase power at the corner store. All I could figure is that half dollars in grades EF-40 and higher must have been collected by wealthy citizens who could afford it! I've made it my collecting ambition to have all my Vicky halves in VF-30-to-EF-45, Edwardian halves from VF-30-to-AU-55 and King George V halves from VF-30-to-MS-63.

Glenn

I managed to fill in some gaps in the 50 cent collection yesterday at a major coin show in Sydney. There were a few dealers with some old Canadian stuff among their world coins, not too many but the highlights were a 1908 VF and a 1936 aVF that I picked up at pretty nice prices. There were a few Victoria halves, but nothing better than G/VG and I decided to hold out for better examples.

I also picked up a bunch of low grade Edwards and George V just because they were so cheap. A couple of them were only $3 each, which is about $2.75 Canadian but definitely in the G range! He said he hadn't updated those prices in years and it definitely showed. At least they've found their way to a good home.

Thanks! With my latest purchases I'm now over halfway to finishing the George V halves, although for the 1921 I'll probably have to wait sometime.

Finishing the early halves is definitely going to be a challenge, although an exciting one!