The MS-66 coin also sold at the ANA World's Fair of Money and another 50 cents 1921, PCGS MS-63+, also sold that day for $159,945 CAD. It appears that most of the 1921 pieces were among those melted.

By 1929, when the demand for the fifty-cent coins improved and because the Mint feared that the public might question the authenticity of new-looking coins bearing old dates, the Deputy Master of the Mint ordered that the stock should be melted and that a portion of the melted silver should be used for producing new 50 cents dated 1929. About 200,000 of 1921 50-cents were produced, but since the demand for the new coins was very low, most of them remained in storage in the Mint. #3 - $319,890 CAD - 50 cents 1921 PCGS MS-66Īlso called the King of Canadian Coins, fewer than 200 50 cents 1921 are believed to exist. January 3, 2010, from the Belzberg Collection, this same 1 cent 1936 Dot coin certified PCGS SP-66 Red was sold for $410,000 CAD. It also sold at the ANA World's Fair of Money in Chicago during an auction held by Heritage Auctions. It was downgraded from SP-66 to SP-65 because dipped to remove a fine layer of lacquer. The highest graded one, SP-65, was in the hand of George Cook from 2010 to 2019. For 35 years, this coin wasn't available to any collectors. #2 - $415,272 CAD - 1 cent 1936 Dot PCGS SP-65Īt one point in time, John Jay Pittman held all of the only 3 known examples of the 1-cent 1936 Dot coin from 1961 to 1996. Previous auction sale of this coin was in January 2003, while the coin was still certified SP-65 by PCGS, and it sold at that time for approximately $1,066,000 CAD. on August 15 at the ANA World's Fair of Money in Chicago from the George Hans Cook Collection. This 1 dollar 1911 and Emperor of Canadian Numismatics, with only 2 silver examples known and only 1 in private hands was bought by Proof Positive Coins Ltd. Here's the Top 10 most valuable canadian coins sold at auction in 2019 so far.

Mostly because of the George Hans Cook Collection of Canadian Coinage auction, the most complete collection of Canadian coins ever assembled, some of the greatest and rarest canadian coins changed hands this year. You are: Home » Canadian coins » Articles » Top 10 most valuable canadian coins sold at auction in 2019 Top 10 most valuable canadian coins sold at auction in 2019īy Lightw4re | Wednesday, 27 November 2019

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