Is the Canadian half dollar the same size as the U.S. half dollar?

Just curious, because I read a comment somewhere that said "U.S. halves are huge, but Canadian halves are about the size of our Loonie" So, was their half made at the same size as our half, then reduced in size? Or were they always smaller?

 

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To the best of my knowledge the Canadian half's are slightly smaller than regular American half's.

 

Canada half dollars were always smaller than US ones, even before the size was reduced when they stopped making them from silver.
BTW: Canada doesn't produce half dollars for circulation anymore but sells them in rolls to collectors (just like here).
The half has not been a popular coin in Canada for many years.

 

Thanks for the info guys. Especially you, Coin Geezer. :hail: Does Canada still make collector Mint sewn bags for people to buy at a premium and spend for fun, if they choose to do so? Oh, and one more good question would be, would a Canadian half fit in the current style vending machine coin mechs? (Like I said, I heard that the Canadian half was about the same size as their $1 coin, but even if reducing our halves to that, to fit them in vending machines, I think it would be the whole Susan B. Anthony dollar coin issue all over again. :dead-horse: ) Canada's $2 coin is about the same size as a U.S. half, I believe, which is why, I don't see why the same machine manufacturer for the U.S. and Canadian vending machines, can take Canadian $2 coins, yet they can not be made to accept U.S. halves. (I wonder if any Canadian vending machines take Canadian halves :rollling: )

Oh, and Coin Geezer, do you know if you can you possibly find or obtain Canadian halves from Canadian casinos? I have always thought to ask, because I have never actally held one, and wanted to put a few away.

 

Canada silver half diameter: 29.72MM
Nickel half: 27.13MM
Loonie: 1987: 26.72MM, 1988-date: 26.5MM
Toonie: 28MM
Info from my Charlton Catalog - hope this helps.

 

So, does this mean that, if I could convince the U.S. Treasury to make U.S. halves the same size as Canadian halves, they would fit in current vending machines, and the vendors would only have to reprogram, and add a half dollar tube for the machine to accept them, without replacing the coin mechs?

Wait. How big was the U.S. half again?

It explains a lot. Thanks Coin Geezer.

 

Are you trying to irritate me?

 

Having a Bell U.S. half and a canadian half for 1959 the canada is a bit smaller but non silver are way smaller.

 

No, no, no! Not at all. Just another of my (dumb, I guess) questions. Thats all.

 

30.6 mm