1952 Silver Dollar Variety Question - Is The Arnprior A Unicorn?

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vonigohcr Pillar of the Community Canada 665 Posts	Posted 11/23/2018 8:24 pm I am trying to complete a Canadian Silver Dollar set and see in Charlton that the 1952 year includes: - FWL (4 lines touching the bow of the Canoe) - SWL (3 or 4 lines stopping short of the Canoe) - NWL (No Water lines at the bow of the Canoe) - ARN (1 and a half lines that don't touch the Canoe) I have found all but the mythical beast 1952 Arnprior. Not even a case of available but out of my price range (like a coin struck 1967)... It just is nowhere I have been. I know ARN dollars and have a few from other years but the 1952 seems to be eluding me. I did a search on this forum and found a reference to ICCS classification of REV-003. http://goccf.com/t/252831&SearchTerms=1952,Arn Is this an Arnprior variant? I have a few Charlton's from different years and in the catalogues up to 2002, there is no mention of either SWL or ARN in 1952 but in my 2016 catalogue it is clearly listed. Are there any good references for Canadian silver dollar varieties other than Charlton (I don't have the 2012 issue). Neither NGC nor PCGS list a 1952 Arnprior on their pop reports and of course ICCS are not online and CCCS don't differentiate varieties on their online Pop report. It is also not listed on CoinsandCanada http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins...ar-1937-1952 My experience is somewhat limited... I have looked at around a hundred 1952 dollars and never identified an Arnprior but I know there are folks on this forum who have seen thousands... Does the 1952 Arnprior exist?... If you have one, can you post a pic please. I hope it does exist because continuing the hunt has kept me from opening the page on more esoteric varieties such as HP doubles, coin struck, diving geese and the 1966 SB Mule... a quest that my wallet will protest. Report this Post to the Staff

silverwolf Pillar of the Community Canada 3733 Posts	Posted 11/23/2018 8:43 pm i don't believe there is a 1952 arnprior, unless it is miss attributed.. Report this Post to the Staff
johnnysprawl Pillar of the Community Canada 1620 Posts	Posted 11/23/2018 9:31 pm No 1952 Arnprior's have been attributed by ICCS in either business strike, PL, or specimen. Report this Post to the Staff
numisnut1960 Valued Member Canada 57 Posts	Posted 12/31/2021 2:13 pm Charlton still lists the 1952 Arnprior dollar in 2021 and 2022 catalogues. Report this Post to the Staff
kuh_85 Pillar of the Community Canada 2366 Posts	Posted 01/02/2022 01:26 am Yes, Rev 003 is the Arnprior. It's included in the 2012 silver dollar varieties section. Pricing in the 2021 catalogue makes it the most expensive variety by a factor of 3-4 so definitely scarcer than the next closest variety, the SWL. Funnily enough, I haven't come across one for my collection yet either! Report this Post to the Staff
numisnut1960 Valued Member Canada 57 Posts	Posted 01/02/2022 5:37 pm So is there anyone who has seen or owns one of these? Is there any proof of existence? Report this Post to the Staff
Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5395 Posts	Posted 01/02/2022 6:52 pm 45 plus years of looking .nope ! Never seen one . The late Doug Robins was doing some pretty interesting research into Silver Dollar varieties shortly before he died . Had a couple of lengthy conversations with him on this subject , He never knew of one either. Report this Post to the Staff
numisnut1960 Valued Member Canada 57 Posts	Posted 01/02/2022 9:12 pm Well if that's the case then I think one could safely conclude that there are none in existence. Why then would the Charlton Catalogue continue to list it? Report this Post to the Staff
okiecoiner Pillar of the Community Canada 5589 Posts	Posted 01/03/2022 07:50 am Well, lets just say that Charlton is not known for its updates. At least, under Bill Cross, you could get stuff removed that was wrong after a year or two. Report this Post to the Staff
BCTokens Valued Member Canada 113 Posts	Posted 01/03/2022 11:08 am In the book "Silver and Nickel Dollars of Canada 1911 to date" by Stephan E. Dushnick (1978), he states (under 1952): "It has been rumoured that there are Arnprior type configurations on the 1952-1954 dollars; however, we personally have not seen such pieces and do not include them in this book." They are included for 1950, 1951, and 1955. So might exist, but probably not. Jan Report this Post to the Staff
coinman91 Pillar of the Community Canada 668 Posts	Posted 01/03/2022 2:19 pm Great info and research on this everyone! Report this Post to the Staff
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