It's time for the Canadian Dollar Throwdown! This is what I had in my immediate reach. A couple of these 1967 Crazy Canadian Geese made it along with some clean Voyageur Dollars. Take a gander at these beauties (actually pretty beat up but who's counting).
But Wait, There's More!
I also grabbed some of the older versions. Here is the 1939, 1949 and 1958.
1939 Royal Visit
This is the 2nd commemorative coin that Canada had out at the time. They made it to celebrate King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit in 1939. The reverse of the coin depicts the Parliament building in Ottawa. It is 80% silver and had a mintage of 1.363.816 coins.
It did have a few varieties including a Double and Triple HP stamp under the neckline of George, a few flawed planchet strikes and also a Die cracked version. The one I have is just a regular strike.
1949 Newfoundland entry in the Confederation
This coin is in beautiful condition. It has a picture of the sailing ship used by John Cabot called "The Matthew". This was the boat they used in the voyage to Newfoundland in 1497.
It has the lowest mintage of the 3 dollars I have, coming in at 672,218 coins. 2 error varieties are known. One being the double HP again and the other is a double TS near the ship. This looks like it may be a PL coin.
1958 Death Dollar
Of the 3 coins this one has the craziest story. It's said the Totem has a figure of a Raven, which in some native tribes represented death. This was not discovered until after the coin was minted. The coin was actually put out to commemorate the 100th year of British Columbia being established.
This coin is also 80% silver with a mintage of 3,039,630. It has one known error coin being a Die crack on the word "Gratia" This coin is also in very nice condition with a very high relief on the Totem. Check this out.
There you have it!
That concludes Part 1 of a possible 2 part Throwdown. I have to see if I can find my other Canadian coins before part 2 happens. What do you think? Do you have any of these coins? Let me know in the comments and thanks for reading.
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