This 1946 Canadian Silver Dollar, featuring the iconic head of King George VI and a striking reverse design of a voyageur and aboriginal in a canoe, is a must-have for collectors and investors alike. With its high-quality AU-50 grade and .800 silver composition, this coin not only showcases historical significance but also offers potential value appreciation, especially in its rarer Short Water Lines or Full Water Lines varieties.
- Issuer: Canadian
- Year: 1946
- Face Value: 1 Dollar
- Composition: Silver (.800) (.800 silver .200 copper)
- Obverse: Head of King George VI facing left.
- Reverse: A voyageur and an aboriginal travelling by canoe, carrying bundles of which one bears the initials “H.B.” for Hudson’s Bay Company, are surrounded with the face value and the inscription “CANADA”
Note that in 1946 the coin was made in both Short Water Lines (SWL) variety and Full Water Lines (FWL) variety. SWL consists of three or four short water lines to the right of the canoe, while the FWL coin has four full water lines at the right of the canoe.
- Grade: AU-50 (CCCS)
- Catalogue Reference: KM# 37, Schön# 37