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Message:: [QUOTE="kvasir, post: 73469, member: 4139"]You're welcome cmccurdy I enjoy sharing the history behind the coin when the opportunity presents itself. Sharing and learning about the history behind the coin is half the fun about numismatics, I think. I have previously answered about the 1967 goose dollar in another forum: <a href="http://www.cointalk.org/thread9231-cleaned.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.org/thread9231-cleaned.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cointalk.org/thread9231-cleaned.html</a> The 1967 dollar belongs to a set that came out for the Canadian Confederation Centennial. The whole set features Canadian wildlife1c - rock dove5c - rabbit, from all the examples i've came across in circulation, they usually have better lustre than any contemporary and even present nickel pieces. 10c - mackarel25c - bobcat50c - wolf1$ - goose The 1$ coin is 0.800 Ag, 0.200 Cu; mintage: 6,767,496 (141,741 were melted later) It was the last year the circulation 1$ coin contained any silver. The 50c coin is 0.800 Ag, 0.200 Cu as well; mintage: 4,211,395. It was the last year the circulation 50c coin contained any silver. The 50c coin had never enjoyed a wide circulation and IMHO has the most beautiful design in Canadian coinage. I love heraldry, what can I say. The last push in 2002 for the coin to be used in circulation was largely unsuccessful. It had the most mintage so far at over 14 million yet the public and of course people like us hoarded the coins as quickly as they came out. I believe normally the 50c pieces can only be obtained directly from the mint or through special order via the bank. Most pieces go directly to become part of uncirculated/proof sets. Since 1937, all 50c coins feature the Canadian coat-of-arms. The reverse reflected the changes of the heraldric emblem over the years. The 1974 50c coin featured the 2nd design of the coat-of-arms that had been in use since 1959. This design lasted until 1997 when it was modified slightly. The 1$ coin did not enjoy wide circulation until 1987 when the new design was released to actually REPLACE the 1$ bill. The large silver/nickel dollar had low mintage and was mostly used as the ground for commemorative designs. The 1$ coin was also released by itself as a special numismatic item offered to the public. Aside from a couple of commeoratives, the Voyageur Dollar (canoe) has been a design used since 1935 and has been made with 80% Ag and 20% Cu til upto and including 1967. Before 1987, commemorative designs became more frequent since the spectacular goose dollar in 1967. The new design of 1987 was suppose to be cheaper to mint and was suppose to be a better (and only) alternative to the 1$ bill. Originally the new coin had the previous Voyageur design. But the die was lost on the way to the Winnipeg mint and because of security reason we now have the infamous Loonie coin instead. The design of the 1964 dollar commemorates the centennial of the Confederation Meetings in Charlottetown and Québec. The centre design features the French fleur-de-lis, Irish shamrock, Scottish thistle and English rose, representative of the then predominant colonial subjects that decided to form a new federal union. It would realise 3 years later when the Provinces of Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia joined to create the new Dominion of Canada. The 1918 large cent you have features King George V. It was composed of 0.95 Cu, 0.04 Sn, 0.01 Zn. 12,970,798 pieces were minted. Market values range from 1$- 75$ depending on grade and colour (red/brown taken into account). On the monarchs on Canadian Coinage:1953-present: Queen Elizabeth II (4 effigies to date reflecting her age). Five if you count the 2002 double-date 50c coin that features a special imperial state crowned effigy of her not found in other circulation denominations. 1937-1952: King George VI. No change in his portrait but his inscription was modified in 1948 from "GEORGIVS VI D:G:REX ET IND:IMP:" to "GEORGIVS VI DEI GRATIA REX" reflect India's independence. You can read more about how this event affected the 1947 coinage here: <a href="http://www.cointalk.org/showpost.php?p=71995&postcount=3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.org/showpost.php?p=71995&postcount=3" rel="nofollow">http://www.cointalk.org/showpost.php?p=71995&postcount=3</a> 1936-1936: King Edward VIII (For the sake of completeness). Technically he was King of Canada until his abdication. Obvious his reign was too short to warrant any coinage.1911-1936: King George V. In 1911 his inscription was GEORGIVS V REX ET IND:IMP: and thus referred as the "godless" issue. Public outcry pushed the immediate return in the following year of the phrase "DEI GRATIA" - by grace of God. 1902-1911: King Edward VIIvaries-1902: Queen Victoria. Since the days of British North America and till Confederation in 1867, Queen Victoria had been on the reverse of all coinage. Various portrait design exists across different provinces and territories. 2 major designs and number of small variations exists. Yes the 1-70 grading system is pretty much the standard here. Info and values in canadian dollars, and regurgitated from the 59th edition (2005) of the Charlton Standard Catalogue. PS: I'll post the values next time or someone else can find them... too... tired now....[/QUOTE]

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