Canadian 50-cent coin · 1858 - 1936
The crossed maple boughs
The design of two crossed maple boughs appears on all 10-cent, 25-cent, and 50-cent coins from 1858 to 1936.
What a coin with this design is made of
Every year of this design falls inside a period the Mint records as silver-bearing, so any circulated example carries silver. How much depends on the date, because the fineness changed within the run.
Across the years the Mint reports for this design, 6,256,353 50-cent coins were struck.
Denomination
Silver until 1967 and struck only in small numbers since. It is legal tender that almost never appears in change, so most surviving examples are in collections.
What these sell for
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Every year of this design
| Year | Composition | Silver | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.3456 ozt .925 | 128,119 |
| 1909 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.3456 ozt .925 | 203,118 |
| 1910 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.3456 ozt .925 | 649,521 |
| 1911 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.3456 ozt .925 | 209,972 |
| 1912 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.3456 ozt .925 | 285,867 |
| 1913 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.3456 ozt .925 | 265,889 |
| 1914 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.3456 ozt .925 | 160,128 |
| 1915 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.3456 ozt .925 | none struck |
| 1916 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.3456 ozt .925 | 459,070 |
| 1917 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.3456 ozt .925 | 752,213 |
| 1918 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.3456 ozt .925 | 854,989 |
| 1919 | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper | 0.3456 ozt .925 | 1,113,429 |
| 1920 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.2999 ozt .800 | 584,429 |
| 1921 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.2999 ozt .800 | 206,398 |
| 1922 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.2999 ozt .800 | none struck |
| 1923 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.2999 ozt .800 | none struck |
| 1924 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.2999 ozt .800 | none struck |
| 1925 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.2999 ozt .800 | none struck |
| 1926 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.2999 ozt .800 | none struck |
| 1927 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.2999 ozt .800 | none struck |
| 1928 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.2999 ozt .800 | none struck |
| 1929 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.2999 ozt .800 | 228,328 |
| 1930 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.2999 ozt .800 | none struck |
| 1931 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.2999 ozt .800 | 57,581 |
| 1932 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.2999 ozt .800 | 19,213 |
| 1933 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.2999 ozt .800 | none struck |
| 1934 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.2999 ozt .800 | 39,539 |
| 1935 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.2999 ozt .800 | none struck |
| 1936 | 80% silver, 20% copper | 0.2999 ozt .800 | 38,550 |