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Message:: [QUOTE="Jim M, post: 907076, member: 4791"]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:  <a href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/modern/cdcent.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/modern/cdcent.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.calgarycoin.com/modern/cdcent.htm</a> Great resource for information![/QUOTE]