50 cents 1870 to 1901 - Price guide and values
The tools for the 50 cents coins had to be specially engraved since these denominations had not been previously issued by the Province of Canada The reverse is similar to those of the lower denominations, however, the obverse feature a diademed instead of a laureated portrait.
From 1873 to 1880, from 1882 to 1887, and in 1889, 1891, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, no 50-cents coins were produced.
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| Variety | AG-3 | G-4 | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 - L.C.W. | $23.90 | $47.00 | $77.20 | $139 | $234 | $490 | $1,040 |
| 1870 - No L.C.W. | $520 | $915 | $1,690 | $2,390 | $4,040 | $7,000 | $13,300 |
| 1871 | $25.00 | $58.60 | $113 | $227 | $438 | $849 | $1,870 |
| 1871 - H | $45.00 | $91.40 | $198 | $364 | $659 | $1,520 | $3,010 |
| 1871 - Double Die - Dei Gratia | - | $58.80 | $108 | $274 | $588 | $1,370 | - |
| 1871 - Repunched C in Victoria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - H | $19.00 | $41.80 | $79.90 | $135 | $276 | $559 | $1,130 |
| 1872 - H - Inverted A/V | $119 | $226 | $437 | $880 | $1,640 | $5,100 | $10,100 |
| 1872 - H - 2/2 | - | $73.50 | $172 | $270 | $392 | $784 | $1,570 |
| 1872 - H - Double N and A | - | $73.50 | $172 | $245 | $392 | $784 | $1,570 |
| 1872 - H - Double A | - | $73.50 | $129 | $245 | $392 | $784 | $1,570 |
| 1881 - H | $24.30 | $66.70 | $120 | $200 | $368 | $837 | $1,850 |
| 1888 - Obverse # 2 | $166 | $229 | $536 | $980 | $1,820 | $3,590 | $6,500 |
| 1888 - Obverse # 3 | $93.00 | $184 | $392 | $600 | $1,120 | $2,010 | $4,250 |
| 1888 - Obverse # 4 | $214 | $490 | $980 | $2,090 | $4,080 | - | - |
| 1890 - Obverse # 4 - H | $824 | $1,140 | $2,220 | $3,270 | $4,910 | $8,800 | $15,700 |
| 1892 - Obverse # 3 | $180 | $196 | $441 | $833 | $1,960 | $3,430 | $7,400 |
| 1892 - Obverse # 4 | $36.50 | $60.30 | $111 | $215 | $438 | $896 | $2,530 |
| 1894 | $270 | $382 | $673 | $1,270 | $2,040 | $3,940 | $7,800 |
| 1898 | $32.40 | $65.10 | $129 | $242 | $482 | $1,080 | $2,540 |
| 1899 | $104 | $144 | $280 | $597 | $1,030 | $2,160 | $5,100 |
| 1900 | $29.10 | $50.70 | $93.20 | $144 | $314 | $728 | $1,640 |
| 1901 | $24.00 | $45.20 | $98.00 | $188 | $379 | $821 | $1,730 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 - L.C.W. | $4,490 | $5,700 | $11,900 | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 - No L.C.W. | $39,200 | $49,000 | $58,800 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $7,000 | $9,000 | $15,000 | $15,500 | - | - | - |
| 1871 - H | $9,500 | $13,200 | $27,900 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Double Die - Dei Gratia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Repunched C in Victoria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - H | $4,020 | $6,000 | $10,800 | $18,000 | $24,500 | - | - |
| 1872 - H - Inverted A/V | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - H - 2/2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - H - Double N and A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - H - Double A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $7,400 | $12,300 | $14,700 | $36,000 | $39,000 | - | - |
| 1888 - Obverse # 2 | $21,600 | $30,800 | $40,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 - Obverse # 3 | $12,900 | $19,600 | $20,300 | $35,300 | - | - | - |
| 1888 - Obverse # 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - Obverse # 4 - H | $49,000 | $74,300 | - | - | $274,100 | - | - |
| 1892 - Obverse # 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - Obverse # 4 | $9,800 | $14,700 | - | $56,200 | - | - | - |
| 1894 | $19,600 | $29,400 | $37,200 | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | $10,500 | $16,900 | $17,900 | $33,200 | - | - | - |
| 1899 | $18,300 | $23,100 | $52,700 | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | $5,500 | $9,300 | $14,700 | $15,100 | - | - | - |
| 1901 | $7,200 | $10,400 | $14,500 | - | - | - | - |
| Variety | SP-60 | SP-62 | SP-63 | SP-64 | SP-65 | SP-66 | SP-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 - L.C.W. | - | - | $14,700 | $29,400 | $44,100 | - | - |
| 1870 - No L.C.W. | - | - | $24,500 | $34,300 | $44,100 | - | - |
| 1871 | - | - | $19,600 | $34,300 | $49,000 | - | - |
| 1871 - H | - | - | $19,600 | $34,300 | $49,000 | - | - |
| 1871 - Double Die - Dei Gratia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Repunched C in Victoria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - H | - | - | $12,300 | $18,700 | $34,300 | - | - |
| 1872 - H - Inverted A/V | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - H - 2/2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - H - Double N and A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - H - Double A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $9,800 | $17,200 | $21,800 | - | - |
| 1888 - Obverse # 2 | - | - | $19,600 | $34,300 | $49,000 | - | - |
| 1888 - Obverse # 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 - Obverse # 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - Obverse # 4 - H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - Obverse # 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - Obverse # 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1894 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1901 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
SP (Specimen): Special collectors coins struck at the Mint with a frosted/mirror appearance on the design and effigy from 1996 to 2023. Before 1996, if specimen coins have been removed from their protective envelope or original package, it is harder to differentiate them from PL coins. Specimen coins are struck up to two times on numismatic presses.
View the grading section to identify grades (AG-3, F-12, AU-50, MS, PL, SP).
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