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- 10 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd Portrait; Silver (.500), Ottawa Mint.
- 10 Cents - Elizabeth II Confederation - 80%.
10 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd Portrait; Silver (.500), Ottawa Mint:
"Obverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 37 years of age, wearing tiara, facing right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ELIZABETH II D G REGINA
Unabridged legend: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God
Designer: Arnold Machin
Reverse: The Bluenose under sail, a Canadian schooner from Nova Scotia, a celebrated racing ship and a symbol of the province, surrounded with the face value and the inscription "CANADA"
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CANADA
1968
10 CENTS
H
Designer: Emanuel Otto Hahn
Edge: Milled (Ottawa Mint: pointed deep "V"-reeding)
Mint: Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)
Comments:
Collectors would discover if the reeding along the coin’s edge had flat bottoms like U.S. coins, it was a product of Philadelphia; if the reeding contained V-shaped bottoms, then it was struck at Ottawa. Reeding is formed on a coin at the moment of striking when the dies squeeze the planchet and force it against the reeding pattern on the collar. The different styles of reeding likely didn’t matter to the RCM if it was considered at all since it was probably easier for Philadelphia to just use their own dime collars. As a result, the coins have the exact same diameter as a U.S. dime, 17.91 mm.
This lack of identification is said to have also made the coins theoretically illicit. According to coin expert Alan Herbert, “the Philadelphia strikes were technically illegal under Canadian law, which requires that anything imported has to show the country of origin. The Royal Mint later admitted bending the rule.”
10 Cents - Elizabeth II Confederation - 80%:
"Commemorative issue: 100th Anniversary of Canada
Obverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 37 years of age, wearing tiara, facing right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA
Unabridged legend: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God
Designer: Arnold Machin
Reverse: A fish (mackerel) with the value above and the inscription "CANADA 1867-1967" below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
10 CENTS
CANADA 1867-1967
Engraver: Alex Colville
Edge: Milled
Mint: Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)."
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