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rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 07/24/2008 4:04 pm I found this coin and it has a leaf next to date, is it suppose to be there? thanks Report this Post to the Staff

aweber77 Valued Member United States 126 Posts	Posted 07/24/2008 4:10 pm Yes, it is supposed to be there. The Maple Leaf shows that the coin was actually struck in 1948 even though the date is 1947. Edited by aweber77 07/24/2008 4:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 07/24/2008 4:12 pm Why couldn't they just change the date? Report this Post to the Staff
aweber77 Valued Member United States 126 Posts	Posted 07/24/2008 4:14 pm They didn't change the date because the new obverse coinage tools would not arrive until a later time in 1948, yet there was still a need for these coins. Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 07/24/2008 4:17 pm Thanks for explaining Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 07/24/2008 7:10 pm Was that the case for the whole year of 47? Report this Post to the Staff
chrycopaul Pillar of the Community Canada 1106 Posts	Posted 07/24/2008 9:35 pm There are 1947 coins that were minted in 1947. There are 1947 ML's that were really minted in 1948. There are 1948 coins minted late in 1948. All denominations. In 1947 India gained it's independence from Great Britain. To reflect this change the RCM needed new obverse dies made for 1948 that eliminated the part of the legend reading "ET IND. IMP." which is abbreviated Latin for Emporer of India, which King George VI no longer was. The new dies took time to produce and there was still a need to put new coins into circulation so it was decided to use the old dies from 1947 and add a small maple leaf after the date to denote they were actually minted in 1948. Once the new dies were completed they were put into use for the remainder of the year with the 1948 date. Edited by chrycopaul 07/25/2008 12:45 am Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 07/24/2008 10:39 pm Thanks for that information. Report this Post to the Staff
Parklane64 Rest in Peace United States 2668 Posts	Posted 07/25/2008 1:43 pm I'm always learning new trivia tidbits at CCF. Group hug everybody! Report this Post to the Staff
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