Help with Canadian Coin

Hey gang, I need your help. Trying to attribute my foreign coins and get info on them. Currently looking at a proof silver half dollar from 1966 from Canada. Krause does not have info on a proof half dollar being minted in 1966. The fields of the coin are highly mirror like and it may be an unc half that is proof-like. Any more info will be helpful such as mintage and value. Thanks.

 

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Ok, I found in Krause, that Canada made Proof-like sets. They made one in 1966. I am wondering if this came from one of these sets?

 

It certainly looks like it, lovely condition :bow:

 

That´s a beautiful half dollar!

 

Thanks guys! I picked it out of a junk box at my local coin shop for $2.50! Somewhat scratched up on the relief, but I just love these Canadian Half dollars.

 

1966 proof like half, Love the rev. it would be fun to have the 20$ 1967 that has it too

 

That's a terrific proof coin you have there. Did you pick up a 1948 dollar in the same junk box? Now there's a nice coin!

 

Whaw???? Someone call me???
Thats a nice striked coin BTW

 

Are you thinking 49?

 

Nope, I'm talking about the 1948, although that is a nice '49. An MS60 1948 is approximately $1,300, the king of the series. I do have one, but it appears to have been cleaned in the past, ugh!

 

That's a low mintage bud , I would like to have one in any condition

 

Here is my '48:

 

Sorry to see your 48 and the abuse that it took. Don't you hate when that happens? Aside from the cleaning, still a nice coin to have in your possession.

Weryon that is one nice gold coin! That would be gem to own.

 

Someone took the bril-o pad to that 48, but it would still be a great coin to have in my Collection

The gold 20$ coin is not from my collection btw , but it is fantastic

 

Yeah, it makes my stomach turn when I think about the numbnuts who cleaned it. Nonetheless, it's still a '48 and looks fantastic when you squint your eyes!

The only worse thing than a cleaned coin is learning you own a counterfeit coin. I sold most of my gold in March through Stacks. Out of approximately 200 coins, 2 of them were fakes, both $10 Indians. At least they're off the market now!

 

The coin you have is a proof like coin and does fetch a higher premium then a regular strike/ I would say a couple of more dollars for the proof like miror surfaces.I don't think they made business strikes for that year

I think it was in a special mint set. The coin is not even listed in the Candian coin site I go to/ It looks like a cameo
JC

 

I don't know how we got onto the 1948 dollar - but just gotta show mine as well. It's in a Canadian GuardMaster album along with my other Canada dollars, the first set I ever completed.

 

For values and prices :
http://www.coinsandcanada.com/index.php?id=price_guide

 

First off, welcome to CoinTalk, and second, that is a pretty neat website you have there.:thumb:

 

Thx for your comments!

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