REAL VALUE OF SILVER CANADIAN DOLLAR by CaptBrian1

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Now everyone knows

 

The other day, a friend of mine needed to sell some Canadian Siver Dollars. It was easy to identify the general run of the coins, but there was a little wrench in the machinery. Dots.

Yup, large, small, and medium dots. By the time I got it all figured out, I am seeing dots.

Here's the answer. On the 1966 there are a couple of different versions; The bead around the edge of the coins some in three sizes, small, medium, & yup you guessed it, large. Seems the difference between the arge bead and smal bead on the '66 Canadian Silver Dollar is as follows:

The beads that are being refrerred to on this coin are the beads that circle the outside rim of the heads (obverse) side of the coin.

Small Beads Variety - On the right side of the queens face is the inscription D.G. Regina. If you take a close look at the periods after the "D" and the "G" of this inscription and compare their size to the size of the beads, the beads are noticeably saller than the periods after the "D" and the "G".

 

Large Bead Variety - In this variety, the beads surrounding the rim are at least the same size or larger than the periods after the "D" & "G".

 

If you do have a small bead variety its extemely rare and is worth anywhere from $1300 to $7300 depending on the condition and strike.

 

You can see why I got very interested when I got four of these in very nice condition. See picture.

 

Anyway, it is justg another reason for loving coins. I can't believe all the varieties.

 

Happy hunting

Capt. Brian

 

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[jgenn]

If the picture you posted is supposed to show the small bead variety, I think you are mistaken. Here is a picture from a graded example that shows the beads are clearly smaller than the period. This is from a '65.

[jpcienkus]

I have purchased a few of these coins both raw and graded. The '65 reverse is what I was after (canoe), but I ended up getting a few with the flying goose and their toned. It's really a nice design.

 

Thanks for clarifying the small bead vs. large bead. I learn something everyday I visit this site!

[johnny9434]

i like the learning process as well. i love the canadian half and the dollar. merry christmas everyone.