1955 Canadian penny. Now, I have there is a "strap" version or "no strap" version. Is this the "Strap" variety?:bow:
That one looks like a 1965 or newer. It has the older queen on it .Mine has the younger queen version.
You are correct jessash1976, yours is the strap variety and the one JC has shown is the later slightly more mature looking showing the Queen with more drapery on her shoulders, and a tiara on her head.
The coin at the top is the "shoulder fold" version. The coin "just coins" showed is irrelevant as it is not on that obverse that the variety occurs. Also the coin he shows in not the "NO Shoulder Fold" variety. The relevant dates for the "shoulder fold" or "No shoulder fold" varieties on Canadian cents are 1953, 1954 and 1955. The scarce ones are the: 1953 with the Shoulder Fold 1954 with the Shoulder fold, although it is not as big a deal in 1954 1955 with No Shoulder Fold, this is the "biggie", so to speak. The 1955 with Shoulder Fold as seen at the beginning of the thread is the normal one and is worth 25 cents or so. Thanks, Bill PS: The second picture of the 1955 cent does not show the relevant spot on the coin to look for the shoulder fold. The spot is just above the top of the shoulder where in this case you can see the two parralel lines that are the fold. Some folks call it a shoulder strap and that is OK.
Most of the coins struck in 1953 appear to show the Queen with a bare shoulder, which was considered to be inappropriate. Later in 1953 new dies were cut with lower relief and a stronger shoulder fold which strikes up on the coins, creating what is known as the "shoulder fold" or "shoulder strap" (SS) variety. Some of the lettering was also modified, so the earlier NSS examples have strongly serifed "I"'s on the obverse, while the later SS variety has much straighter "I"'s. On worn coins, the shape of these "I"'s is an easy way to confirm which type you are looking at.so the earlier NSS examples have strongly serifed "I"'s on the obverse, while the later SS variety has much straighter "I"'s. I'm unclear why the later version was givin as fact of a no strap variety.
I still don't see why the 1955 NSF is considered the BIG one. I have 15 of them and can't find any buyers.
I am still uncertain as to why the 1955 NSF coins are considered the BIG ones. I have more than a few of them, yet no buyers.
