Canada: Edward VII 50 Cents 1910,...

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Lustrous Gem Edward VII 1910 50 Cents

Edward VII 50 Cents 1910, KM12, MS65 PCGS, Ex: Norweb-Mason. Victorian Leaves. Edward VII died on May 6, 1910, after a reign of less than a decade. The last-year 1910 issue is by far the most plentiful of the entire series, produced to the extent of nearly 650,000 coins. This mintage is divided between the Victorian and Edwardian Leaves reverses, the latter the result of a modified reverse design to suit the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa.

This example is unsurprisingly of the Victorian Leaves variety, as the Edwardian Leaves type has but two examples certified in Mint State at PCGS, one in MS62, one in MS64. The present Gem is one of two Victorian Leaves at that service, and there are two finer, both MS66 (7/09). The pinkish-gold centers on both sides of this delightful piece blend into jade and ice-blue near the obverse rims, and into ivory, copper-russet, and grayish-blue at the reverse margins. There are no significant contact marks. Bountiful luster completes an attractive and eye-appealing package.
From the Canadiana Collection

Metal: Silver
Diameter: 29.72mm
Weight: 11.62g
ASW: 0.3456oz
Mintage: 649,521

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