I have a 1945 penny, in the book I use to look them up in, it shows the 1945 as with strap and without strap, however it is not clear as to what or where the strap is. Does anyone know how to tell the difference? If so please let me know. Thanks Al
Dont know where you seen this at. There are no 1945 with or without straps. They didnt start until 1953 when Canada put the Elizabeth portrait on the coins. I dont think that ole George would be wearing straps on his garmets. : ) Most of the coins struck in 1953 appear to show the Queen with a bare shoulder, which was considered to be inappropriate. The die engraver (Thomas Shingles) had cut dies with too much relief and weak shoulder fold lines which were present on the dies but seldom fully struck up on the coins, resulting in what is known as the "no shoulder fold" or "no shoulder strap" (NSS) variety. 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. More can be found at: http://www.calgarycoin.com/modern/cdcent.htm Great resource for information!
Sorry about that Jim, typing error it is and 1945 Canadian penny, you are correct old George would not like it. Thanks for the quick feedback. Now I know what to look for. al
Ya thinkin ole George had a thing for thongs eh? LOL.. Snaz, how did I beat you to the answer on this one.. Your slippin buddy..
I thought I was the only one with that preference.... :kewl::bigeyes: And yeah, slippin, man I'm swamped lately, looks like you're having no problems catchin 'em though,
I had never even heard of these varietys before reading this thread. I will have to pull out my collection and take a look. (I don't have a 1953 so if it was that year only, I won't find much, LOL!)
