1916 Coins of the USA and World
Canada

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: CANADA - 1858 TO 1968
Item Description: 25C 1916
Full Grade: NGC MS 61
Owner: deposito

Set Details

Custom Sets: 1916 Coins of the USA and World
Competitive Sets: This coin is not competing in any sets.
Research: NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC World Coin Census

Owner Comments:

When I was a kid in the 80s and 90s Canadian coins always showed up sometimes in change, especially their quarters and dimes. Of course I never got anything with King George, or King anyone on it. It was always Queen Elizabeth with some kind of reindeer or sailboat on the back. And, while it was neat, we all knew that you needed about 110 Canadian cents to get one US dollar. A pop machine might take a Canadian quarter, but the K Mart might not. Anyways, back when there was an easy way to compare circulating currency based on actual silver content, a Canadian quarter was about 95% of a US quarter. The Canadian quarter was a lot more than a shilling, but, a little less than a US quarter.

According to NGC on 5/26/2023 there is just this coin in MS-61 and only 4 in higher grades.

Mintage 459,070 out of Ottawa, Canada.
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9250
Weight: 5.8319g
ASW: 0.1734oz
Melt Value: $4.72 (2/17/2021)
Diameter: 23.5mm

Obverse: Crowned bust of King George V left
Obverse Legend: GEORGIVS V DEI GRA REX ET IND IMP
Obverse Designer: E. B. MacKennal
Reverse: Denomination and date within wreath, crown above

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