1973 Canada Large Bust Variety Proof Like Set

1973 Canada Large Bust Variety Proof Like Set

The coins are Sealed inside a transparent plastic film and presented in a keepsake envelope. Each set contains penny, nickel, dime, twenty-five cent, fifty-cent and dollar coins. The 25ct in this set is the rare Large Bust Variety.

The reverse of the 1973 25-cent commemorates the centennial of the founding of the North West Mounted Police, which later became the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A new obverse was produced, with a smaller, more detailed portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, and fewer rim beads placed further from the rim for this commemorative issue. However, a small quantity believed to not exceed 10,000 were struck with the 1972 obverse, creating two varieties for the year. This special variety is known as the Large Bust. A large bust can be easily distinguised by the placement of the beads - a large bust's beads are very close to the rim, whereas the small bust has a distinctive space between the beads and the rim.