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1953-1963 - Elizabeth II - Canadian Silver Dollar Coin Composition | |||||||||||||
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Metal | USD/Pound | USD/Troy Ounce | USD/Gram | Grams/Coin | USD/Coin |
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Silver | $354.148 | $24.290 | $0.781 | 18.66208 g | $14.576 |
Copper | $2.091 | $0.143 | $0.005 | 4.66552 g | $0.022 |
Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For Each Coin: | $14.598 | ||||
Combined Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For 8 Coins: | $116.777 |
YEAR | IMG | COIN NAME | COIN GRADE |
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1959 |
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Voyageur Silver Dollar | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1960 |
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Voyageur Silver Dollar | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1961 |
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Canadian Dollar RCM | RCM:Uncirculated |
1961 |
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Voyageur Silver Dollar | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1962 |
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Canadian Dollar RCM | RCM:Uncirculated |
1962 |
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Voyageur Silver Dollar | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1963 |
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Canadian Dollar RCM | RCM:Uncirculated |
1963 |
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Voyageur Silver Dollar | OFCC:UNGRADED |

COIN TYPE DESCRIPTION | |
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Region: | Canada |
Category: | One Dollar |
Coin Type: | 1953-1963 - Elizabeth II - Canadian Silver Dollar |
Years Minted: | 1953-1963 |
Mint Marks: | NONE |
Denomination: | CS$1 |
Obverse Design: | The portrait in right profile of Elizabeth II, when she was 27 years old, is surrounded with the inscription "ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA" (Elizabeth II, Queen by the grace of God) Lettering: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA MG |
Obverse Designer: | Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles |
Reverse Design: | A voyageur and an aboriginal travelling by canoe, carrying bundles of which one bears the initials "HB" for Hudson's Bay Company, are surrounded with the facial value and the inscription "CANADA" Lettering: C A N A D A DATE D O L L A R |
Reverse Designer: | Emanuel Hahn |
1953-1963 Canadian Silver Dollar
KM#54 Voyageur dollar Years Weight Diameter/Shape Composition 1968–1986 15.62 g 32.13 mm 100% nickel 1953–1967 23.33 g 36.00 mm 80% silver, 20% copper 1935–1952 23.33 g 36.00 mm 80% silver, 20% copper The Voyageur Dollar was a coin of Canada struck for circulation in 80% silver from 1935 through 1966, and as a commemorative in 2003, in Sterling. A special "flying goose" design was struck for the Centennial Celebration (1867-1967). A smaller, nickel version for general circulation was struck from 1968 through 1986. In 1987, the coin was replaced by the loonie. The coin remains legal tender. Silver The issue was generally considered a success, and beginning in 1936, the silver dollar (in .800 fine silver) was struck more-or-less annually as a regular issue for general circulation, with the same reverse design as in 1935. Although commemorative dollars were struck for circulation for the visit of King George VI in 1939, no regular issue dollars were struck that year, or, as it turned out, until the end of World War II in 1945. Thereafter, Voyageur Dollars were struck each year through 1966, except in years (e.g. 1935, 1939, and 1958) when a commemorative dollar was struck for circulation. REF Canadian silver dollar The Royal Canadian Mint issued the first silver dollar in 1935 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V. The coin’s reverse design was sculpted by Emanuel Hahn and portrays a voyageur and an aboriginal paddling a birch-bark canoe. The faint lines in the background represent the Northern Lights. The voyageur design was used on the dollar until 1986.[1] It was then replaced with the 1987 Canadian 1 dollar coin (Loonie). 1967 marked the end of the silver dollar as a business strike, or a coin issued for circulation. After 1967, the dollar coin was made of nickel, except for non-circulating commemorative issues for the collector market, which continue to contain silver. REF Source: en.numista.com Country Canada Years 1953-1963 Value 1 Dollar 1 CAD = 0.91 USD Metal Silver (.8000) Weight 23.3276 g Diameter 36.06 mm Thickness 2.84 mm Engravers Mary Gillick (obverse) Emanuel Hahn (reverse) Shape Round Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Edge Milled REF REF: KM 27th ED (old I know) = (KMED27) REF: CoinsandCanada.com = (CAC) REF: ngccoin.com = (NGC) REF: Short Water Line = (SWL) REF: 1½ water line don't touch the boat. = (Arnprior) KMED27 & NGC only list 1953 as having 2 types: 1953 w/o strap, wire rim 1953 w/strap, flat rim CAC list 1953 as having 3 types: 1953 - NSF 1953 - SF 1953 - SF-SWL KMED27 & NGC only list 1954 as having 1 type CAC list 2: 1954 - (KMED27, NGC, & CAC) 1954 - SWL (CAC ONLY) KMED27 1955 1955 - w/4 water lines 1955 - Arnprior w/1-1/2 w.l.* CAC 1955 1955 - 1955 - Arnprior 1955 - Arnprior - Die Break NGC 1955 1955 - With 3 water lines 1955 - Arnprior with 1-1/2 water lines* and die break * All genuine circulation strike 1955 Arnprior dollars have a die break running along the top of TI in the word GRATIA on the obverse. ~ used on KMED27 and NGC KMED27 & NGC only list 1956 as having 1 type CAC list 2: 1956 - (KMED27, NGC, & CAC) 1956 - SWL (CAC ONLY) KMED27 1957 1957 - w/4 water lines 1957 - w/1 water lines NGC 1957 - With 3 water lines 1957 - With 1 water lines CAC 1957 - 1957 - WL 1958 - British Columbia's establishment commemorative (NOT IN SET) 1959-1963 - singularly listed in all (KMED27, NGC, & CAC) 1964 - Charlottetown commemorative (NOT IN SET) |
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