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Hello, I'm trying to find some more information on this 1935 Canada silver dollar. The only information I have been able to verify is that this is the year that the silver dollar was ibtroduced.Is it a keydate? Grade? Thanks in advance for any information you may provide.   |
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Canada
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No, it's not a key date, but its obverse design is unique to 1935.
Another fact is, the Canadian Mint distributed these dollars to the banks (and the 1949 dollars) in rolls and not clanking around in cloth bags and this is why the 1935 and 1949 dollars are found in such high grades, when compared to the other years.
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 This is your best resource for Canadian coins: http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins...ar-1935-19361935 is not considered a key date, as there were almost half a million minted. However, it is still a beautiful coin and one of my favorite silver dollars! |
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United States
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I am also curious about these dollar coins. Most examples I have seen are in high grade without any circulation wear. I have two in my collection. For some reason these dollars didn't see much handling. I wonder if they were hoarded? There has to be some reason that many of them show little to no wear from circulation.
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Canada
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CoinHobo...please see 2nd post above yours.
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United States
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I did see your post above. Being packed in a coin roll would account for minimal contact marks from coin to coin hits. You see a lot of bag marks like that on the Morgan dollars that were stored in mint bags. The type of wear I am referring to is the wear on the high points from being in circulation. In other words the designs (high points) being worn down from repeated handling. |
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CoinHobo......my apologies.
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United States
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doubleeagle59, thank you but there is no need to apologize. I appreciate your input!
Thinking about it I wonder if many of these dollars were just keepsakes. From what I can see the reason for these dollars being special was twofold. First, the 1935 was Canada's first Dollar coin minted for circulation and secondly, the fact that it also marked the 25th anniversary of the accession of King George V may have made it desirable to put away. At any rate is doesn't seem that many were used in normal, daily commerce. Of course this is just speculation on my part. If there is other information out there I would be interested in hearing about it.
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01/07/2018 3:06 pm
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United States
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i consider the 1935 Canadian ag $1.00 a masterpiece.. 1935 THE FIRST SILVER DOLLAR The first silver dollar issued by the Royal Canadian Mint commemorates the silver jubilee of His Majesty King George V. The coin's reverse design, by Toronto sculptor Emanuel Hahn, portrays a Voyageur and an aboriginal paddling a birch-bark canoe. Faint lines in the sky represent the Northern Lights. This admirable design served for decades, an enduring reminder of Canada's early history. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Composition: .800 silver, .200 copper Diameter: 36.00mm Weight: 23.33g Edge: Reeded |
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Thank you everyone for your information provided. Its the best looking $1 coin that I have in this collection and now I know why. Thanks again  |
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I have been tracking Canadian silver dollar sales on ebay auction (NOT Buy it Now), just auction, for the last three years. In case you are interested, the average prices for 1935 TPG (such as ICCS, NGC, etc.) are as follows, including shipping: AU50 $40 AU55 $45 MS60 $55 MS62 $69 MS63 $71 MS64 $106 MS65 $211 Prices are in Canadian dollars. In most cases these prices are near or above Trends so an indication that although this is not a rare coin, it is sought after. Edited by punman
01/07/2018 11:48 pm
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Canada
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Hello again, thank you for the great information. I have a question about grading. The collection I recently acquired seems to have many coins that have errors or are of a different variety than the norm. I am trying to value and catalogue the collection, and it seems graded coins have more value. So my questions are; how do I go about getting at least the error coins graded? Also, when searching different varieties I've noticed some of the errors I'm finding aren't listed on coins and Canada. Is there another online resource that I can access to see more errors and varieties? Thanks in advance for your input |
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it seems graded coins have more value Some people will pay a little more for graded coins but if you pay $20 to get a coin graded and then sell it for only $9 more than average, it does NOT have more value for you, the seller. I am not saying never get a coin graded, just pointing out that it might not always make you more money. When completing my silver dollar collection, I bought my 1945, 1947 ML, and 1948 all graded by a reputable third party. When I kick the bucket it might make it easier for my family to sell these without getting taken advantage of. Edited by punman
01/08/2018 09:23 am
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Very nice dollar, I like it!   |
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