Silver Dollars, 1935-1967, Circulation Issue, Including Varieties
1959
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
CANADA - 1858 TO 1968 |
| Item Description: |
S$1 1959 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 64 |
| Owner: |
bigmarty 58 |
Owner Comments:
Near gem Canada Elizabeth II circulation silver voyageur dollar. Well struck with nice original luster. Light contact marks and scratches are present commensurate with grade. Acquired: 2022 on eBay.
Composition: 80% silver. Weight: 23.3276 grams. Diameter: 36.06 mm. Thickness: 2.84 mm. Edge: Milled. Mintage: 1,443,502. Obverse: 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). Reverse: 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 face value and the inscription "CANADA".