1953 Strap Half Dollar MS Large Date Values

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Melt: $17.43 (0.3000 oz Silver)

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1953 Strap Half Dollar MS Large Date Values

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up This coin is made of Silver and has a current melt value of $17.43

Obverse: Laureate portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

Reverse: Coat of arms design.

Basic Information

GSID:

16897

Coin Date:

1953

Denomination:

50c / 50 Cents

Designation:

MS

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Royal Canadian Mint

Mintage:

1,630,429

Coinage Type:

Canadian Half Dollars

Coinage Years:

1953-1967

Composition:

Silver

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Strap

Variety 2:

Large Date

Physical Characteristics

Fineness:

0.8

Weight:

11.66 gr

Weight:

0.3749 oz

Precious Metal Weight:

0.3 oz

Coin Rulers Name:

Elizabeth II

Strike Type:

Business

Diameter:

29.72 mm

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

Designer:

Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles, G.E.Kruger Gray

Obverse Lettering:

ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA

Obverse Designer:

Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles

Reverse Lettering:

50 CENTS, CANADA, 1953

Reverse Designer:

G.E. Kruger Gray, Thomas Shingles

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