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<p>[QUOTE="giorgio11, post: 1510554, member: 17094"]<b>One of the Rarest Canadian Coins ...</b></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]195183.vB[/ATTACH]<b></b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>50c Canada 1947 Maple Leaf</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>Curved Right 7 VF35 PCGS</b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The 1947 Maple Leaf half dollars are rather tough in and of themselves, but most of the 38,433 pieces originally minted have the so-called Straight or Tall 7, which curves slightly to the left at the bottom. This is an example of the far-rarer Curved Right or Short 7, which obviously curves to the right. The tiny maple leaf is hard to make out but it is just to the right of the bottom of the 7, below the hoof. I am thrilled to have acquired an example of this rare issue. I have a list of the "Rarest Canadian Coins" from another dealer and he ranks this as 21st on the list, with 31 examples at PCGS and 141 in ICCS. Many of the top Registry Sets lack an example of this coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy!</p><p><br /></p><p>Best Regards, :hail:</p><p><br /></p><p>George[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="giorgio11, post: 1510554, member: 17094"][b]One of the Rarest Canadian Coins ...[/b] [CENTER][ATTACH]195183.vB[/ATTACH][B] 50c Canada 1947 Maple Leaf Curved Right 7 VF35 PCGS[/B] [/CENTER] The 1947 Maple Leaf half dollars are rather tough in and of themselves, but most of the 38,433 pieces originally minted have the so-called Straight or Tall 7, which curves slightly to the left at the bottom. This is an example of the far-rarer Curved Right or Short 7, which obviously curves to the right. The tiny maple leaf is hard to make out but it is just to the right of the bottom of the 7, below the hoof. I am thrilled to have acquired an example of this rare issue. I have a list of the "Rarest Canadian Coins" from another dealer and he ranks this as 21st on the list, with 31 examples at PCGS and 141 in ICCS. Many of the top Registry Sets lack an example of this coin. Enjoy! Best Regards, :hail: George[/QUOTE]
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