2006-09-23 18:30:36 · 3 answers · asked by psgen 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
There are two different varieties of the 1947 Canadian Maple Leaf Small Cent.
One has a Blunt "7" and the other has a Pointed "7". How can one tell the difference between the two? Are there any other features to help distinguish between the varieties?
2006-09-24 02:57:16 · update #1
As India became independent in 1947 as the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan, the King's titles needed to be modified on the coinage, but there was a demand for coinage. While waiting for the new tools and matrices to arrive from the Royal Mint, the decision was made to strike 1947-dated coinage, but a maple leaf symbol would be added next to the date to indicate that the coins were actually struck in 1948. The silver $1 exists in two types - Tall '7' and Short '7'. The Voyageur $1 is also the rarest coin. The 1c. is the most common coin.
2006-09-23 18:33:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well Haxby in his coins of Canada list only a 1947 and a 1947 maple leaf with out any details on the 7. He does show the blunt 7 and the pointed 7 in his silver dollar section. The blunt 7 actually has a point at the bottom of the seven but it is to the left side on the bottom of the 7. The pointed one, if you look at each side of the bottom of the 7 it forms a V with the point in the middle . Hope I helped, it is not easy with out a photo.
2006-09-24 14:37:12 · answer #2 · answered by Taiping 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try goldsmith
2006-09-24 22:27:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋