The 1945 King George VI Large Dollar is a business-strike issue from Canada, struck at the Royal Canadian Mint. Only 38,391 examples were struck, putting this among the rarest issues in the King George VI Large Dollar series. Current catalog values range from $170 in lower grades to $11,000 in top condition, placing it among the most valuable issues in the series; composed of silver (.800) (.800 silver .200 copper) (23.33 g).
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The 1945 King George VI Large Dollar coin, has a total mintage of 38,391, struck at the Royal Canadian Mint mint, and engraved by Thomas Humphrey Paget. Made of silver (.800) (.800 silver .200 copper), weighing 23.33 grams, with a diameter of 36 mm, and a thickness of 2.84 mm, and featuring a milled edge.
The obverse is head of king george vi facing left. . It reads "GEORGIVS VI D:G:REX ET IND:IMP:". The reverse is 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. It reads "CANADA 1945 DOLLAR".
| Grade | Price (USD) |
|---|---|
| 20 | $170.00 |
| 40 | $230.00 |
| 50 | $280.00 |
| 60 | $340.00 |
| 63 | $800.00 |
| 65 | $11,000.00 |
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