Talk:Canadian fifty-cent coin/Archive 1

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"half dollar" or "50-cent piece"?

It has been my impression that the Canadian 50-cent piece is not commonly referred to in Canada as a "half dollar" (the commonly used US term), but always as a "50-cent piece". However, my experience might be limited on this point. What do other Canadians have to say about this? Richwales 21:15, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Since it's common in circulation and a lot of Canadians are probably unaware it even exists, it's hard to really gauge usage of terms for a coin that's rarely mentioned in conversation. I wouldn't be surprised if "half dollar" is sometimes used though. Either way the claim is unsourced.--Eloil 15:08, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

I wouldn't say a lot of Canadians are probably unaware that it exists, but there is otherwise little reason to talk about it if you're not talking about coins in particular. I remember only hearing "50-cent piece" for the Canadian coin, at least near St. John's, NL. That may not say anything about the rest of English-speaking Canada.142.162.64.15 16:18, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

composition

The reverse side Has The Canadian coat of Arms and the Obverse side has queen Elizabeth the 1st. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 156.34.87.217 (talk) 22:43, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

https://www.jandm.com/script/getitem.asp?PID=103 The 1967-68 entry in the composition table quotes dimensions of 2.33g and 18.034mm. I'm thinking this was copied from the dime table. From what I gather there was no 50% version of the 50c piece and the 80% continued to be produced until 1968.--Eloil 17:29, 27 April 2007 (UTC)