Found This In A Roll Of Halves - Anything Special?

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samboyellowsub Valued Member United States 113 Posts	Posted 02/08/2011 11:40 pm I was wondering if this was in particularly good shape for its date. It's a 1954 Canadian half dollar. I was wondering if it was anything special with the condition it is in. I really don't know how to grade Canadian money. I know that the 80% silver is a little more wear resistant than comparable american coinage that is 90% so I don't know how that affects the grading. here are a couple of pics taken with a macro lens. what would this grade as? any ideas? Edited by samboyellowsub 02/08/2011 11:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff

CEOcoinshop Valued Member United States 186 Posts	Posted 02/09/2011 12:03 am Looks like a nice sharp coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 02/09/2011 12:26 am You found that in a roll? In Texas?! It looks like it's in outstanding condition. Report this Post to the Staff
samboyellowsub Valued Member United States 113 Posts	Posted 02/09/2011 12:34 am i should clarify. I actually bought it in San Francisco while I was on vacation a couple weekends ago. it was in a roll of 20 Canadian half dollars that I bought at bullion value - about 175 USD. Report this Post to the Staff
yves Valued Member Canada 274 Posts	Posted 02/09/2011 03:00 am Hi ! You can grade it at E.F to A.U. My book write about 12$ to 18$ but it's not up to date. I like the reverse of the 50¢, it's so beautifull. Just to find a 50¢ in circulation is not commun lol THanks ! Report this Post to the Staff
SHAFTA9a Bedrock of the Community Canada 10743 Posts	Posted 02/09/2011 05:19 am WOW.. nice coin, samboyyellowsub.. Looks to be AU at least, a $20.00 coin, nice pick up, what was in the rest of the roll? Report this Post to the Staff
samboyellowsub Valued Member United States 113 Posts	Posted 02/09/2011 09:20 am shafta9a, except for one sharp looking 1958, the rest of the coins were from the sixties. Some of them actually look a little better than the 1954 I posted pictures of. They even have a little luster left too. The 1958 looks just as good but I think that date might be only worth bullion value, but not sure. Then there were 1 or 2 worn ones and a dirty one. None of them are cleaned or buffed. definitely a good buy at around $175. Actually that day, I bought that roll, a 1962 2.5 gulden, and a 1946 English half crown all for $185 (and the shop owner gave my wife a small sterling box chain to boot). The next day at a flea market, I bought two beautiful Canadian dollars for $33. Pretty much, I paid scrap price all weekend for a bunch of cool coins! Thanks for the grading tips, everyone. Report this Post to the Staff
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