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25 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait, silver (.800)
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1965-1966 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1858-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa |
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By 1966, Canadian silver coinage was in its final chapter. Rising silver prices had made the 80% silver quarter worth more in metal than face value, and the federal government moved swiftly — 1967 brought a reduced .500 fineness, and by 1968 the quarter had gone fully to nickel. These 1965–66 pieces were among the last Canadian quarters struck at the traditional 80% standard that had held since 1920.
The 1965 issue is notable for a documented large-bead versus small-bead obverse variety tied to the transitional refinement of Machin's second portrait of Elizabeth II.