Your Canadian 1/2s are 80% silver and each contain 0.30 troy oz. Since they are MS we can assume no wear. So melt is about US$5.00 each or about 10X face today. Content info is off my spreadsheet, data from Huxby Coins of Canada table. I am no expert on collector values and don't have my Huxby book with me here.
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw. Why Copper Bullion ~~~ Interview with Silver Bullion Producer Market Harmony Passive Income blog
As previously stated I collect for Silver value, not collectable value. Hope you can use the info by Steiner.
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw. Why Copper Bullion ~~~ Interview with Silver Bullion Producer Market Harmony Passive Income blog
That is okay legacy, I had just thought I would avoid such basic analysis by posting this in the Numismatic category and by mentioning that they are ms60-63.