Large bust beading is extremely close to the rim while small bust design has beading that is further away from the rim. But, to count the number of beads will make you cross-eyed after awhile so we highly recommend that you not do this! Instead, the easier way to identify the difference is by simply looking at how close the beading is to the edge or rim of the coin. Some reference books may refer to them as Large Bust (132 beads) and Small Bust (120 beads). One way to tell them apart is by the circle of beads surrounding the design.

A new design with a smaller bust of Queen Elizabeth II was to be used but some coins were minted with an older obverse die giving way to a large bust variety. These varieties exist due to two different obverse dies that were used. The hair on the (small bust) piece shows more detail than the hair on the (large bust) piece.īeing a 1 year type coin one would not expect any major varieties to exist but one does. These variations are somewhat noticeable in the Queen's hair. There are very slight variations between them. Type 3 Nickel Queen with Tiara: 1968 to 1972, & 1974 to 1989ġ973 Canadian 25 Cent Small vs Large Bust

According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the official name for the coin is the 25-cent piece, but in practice and from American influence, it is usually called a quarter.Ĭanada: 1953-Present Elizabeth II Caribou 25 Cents It is a small, circular coin of silver colour. The quarter is a Canadian coin, valued at 25 cents or one-fourth of a Canadian dollar. Members from this site want to exchange it: Irfan.ali, cavalierrogue, quartz, BMPJ, cofon, coin_goblin, Bavariat, Soccercoinguy, mike2112!, Purnac, JoachimSdl, Twotone, RichW, Jagovruni9, akadotour, NathansCoins, zdravko, leprédateur, Eskimo, Yox, erniemix, SergheiSein, moneta, sangriablanca, MartinG, PatrickBB1999, Sisilija, PesPoisonFisch, jimwood20, Robi, Mitridat1974, coined, mkohl24, RickA, wchansen, edoego, maudry, Wolfy, Tanman2001, Djslyva, Chunt_Royson, CallumThistle, Magoo79, bradgsmit, dlacroix, gringo.1968-1978 - Elizabeth II - Canadian Quarter Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%. Numista does not buy or sell coins or banknotes.įrequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. They serve as an indication only they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging. Coin prices are listed for the Canada dollar, half dollar, quarter, dime. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. This site measures the current pure metal value or melt values of Canadian circulating coins. Values in the table above are expressed in UAH. Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection. Émission dollar nickel sous étui (3 versions de boites) See also

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