1968 Bluenose, RCM Mint Dime MS Nickel Values

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1968 Bluenose, RCM Mint Dime MS Nickel Values

Details

Metal changed from silver to nickel. The Philadelphia strikes have flat bottoms on the reeding while the RCM strikes have v-shaped grooves at the ends of the reeding.

Obverse: Tiara portrait of Queen Elizabeth II

Reverse: Schooner Bluenose

Basic Information

GSID:

194734

Coin Date:

1968

Denomination:

10c / 10 Cents

Designation:

MS

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Royal Canadian Mint

Coinage Type:

Canadian Ten Cents

Coinage Years:

1968-2023

Composition:

Nickel

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Bluenose, RCM Mint

Variety 2:

Nickel

Physical Characteristics

Weight:

2.07 gr

Weight:

0.06655 oz

Coin Rulers Name:

Elizabeth II

Strike Type:

Business

Diameter:

18.03 mm

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

Designer:

Arnold Machin, Emanuel Hahn

Obverse Lettering:

ELIZABETH II, D • G • REGINA

Obverse Designer:

Arnold Machin

Reverse Lettering:

10 CENTS, CANADA, 1968

Reverse Designer:

Emanuel Hahn

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