Week # 318 Who knows about Canadian Coins?

[Melissa Pearce]

QUESTION:

 

Why do the Canadian silver dollars of 1945 and later years have more brilliant fields than earlier dates?

 

Good Luck! (thumbs u

 

Our first place winner will receive "The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes, Second Edition" autographed by David W. Lange. There will also be a runner up prize given to a randomly selected player with the correct answer.

 

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[BankNote1]

Polished dies?

[bsshog40]

Because they started using chromium plated highly polished dies.

[Rooster-migration]

proof

[just-john]

After 1945 the head of George VI was slightly redesigned. While superficially similar, the new design has much more deeply engraved hair. Examples of both types exist for 1946 and 1947 dollars, but all 1948 and later dollars have deep hairlines. When grading George VI dollars, shallow hairline issues must be graded by a different standard than the deep hairline examples. A deep hairline dollar in VF will show more detail in the hair, but much more disturbance of the lustre, than a shallow hairline example in AU.

AND

higher silver content

[mhardin2413]

since they don't have enough crime up there, i figure they stuck a mountie in the back room to polish 'em up real pretty before they sent 'em out.

[Muleman]

All dies for Canadian coinage have, with rare exceptions, been chromium plated. This extends the life of the die and gives the coins a superior finish.

[BigBob]

The mint started using chromium plated and highly polished dies.

[Melissa Pearce]

QUESTION:

 

Why do the Canadian silver dollars of 1945 and later years have more brilliant fields than earlier dates?

 

 

Answer: The dies were chromium plates.

 

 

Congratulations to our 1st place winner bsshog40 who will receive The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes, Second Edition, autographed by David W. Lange.

 

The runner is this week is BigBob. Congratulations, you'll be receiving an NGC display box.

 

Thanks for playing this weeks Numisma-Quest. Don’t forget to stop by for this weeks PMG question.

[bsshog40]

Just wanted to thank NGC, PMG, and David Lange for a very nice, informative and impressive book!!