1966 Canada Silver Dollar With A Dot

Used to be fairly popular at one time. They are around and now somewhat elusive. Neatest one I ever saw was a PL in an original 1966 PL set ! There was a roll offered on usedvictoria a couple of years ago, the guy was asking $700.00 for the lot. Funny I just checked the 2012 Charlton with the Silver dollar varieties and it is NOT listed.

wow, had no idea about that.

lambecolin,
how do you explain the 1947 P7 dot? and the 1936 quarter-dot?

1936 dot quarter is an officially issued coin from 1937. All of the 1947 dot 5 cent and 25 cent coinage is the result of die pits that by fluke just happened to end up after the 7 in the date. Over time they became accepted and now command premiums. The five cent 1947 dot actually has three dots. The 1947 25 cents can be found out of junk silver occasionally if you are patient and have the opportunity to go through lots of coins . The 1947 pointed Dot Dollar is a personal favourite and is quite elusive in higher grades (MS60 or better). Theories as to the dot on the dollar range from die pit, more properly described as missing chrome plate, to a mint worker actually marking ( intentionally or otherwise), a still useable specimen die that was then used to strike some circulation coins. Every dot dollar I have handled seems to have slightly superior reverse details as compared to non Dot pointed 7's. Also the reverse seems to be a single die which seems to have been married to 2 different obverse dies. In the next week or so I have 4 dot 47's coming back from ICCS , three of which are single HP obverses and one is a double HP obverse. Certainly an interesting year (1947) in Canadian numismatics.

This is a single HP dot 47 dollar.

Interesting to hear that this 47 dot might have been struck from a specimen die afterwards for these business strikes..

There is a dramatic difference in the frosty/cameo surfaces of the canoe and trees when compared to the fields on this reverse.

Anymore "gems of info" to add in here would be welcome.


.....and how would you best describe the "die burn" showing on his jaw and in the hair..? We see this a lot on this series.

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Tell me if you need close up pics for the different die markers...if that's what your plans are..

Thanks...