Canada 1935 Silver One Dollar $1 King George V .800 Silver

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• Country: Canada
• Year: 1935
• Denomination: One Dollar ($1)
• Composition: 80% Silver (.800) — 23.33 g
• Grade: Circulated (please refer to photos for exact condition)
• Mint Error: N/A

DETAILED DESCRIPTION:

This is a 1935 Canadian Silver Dollar — the very first Canadian dollar coin ever struck — a 90-year-old 80% silver piece of foundational numismatic importance and one of the most historically significant coins in the entire Canadian series. A cornerstone date that every serious Canadian coin collector seeks.

The 1935 dollar holds an unparalleled place in Canadian coinage history: it was issued to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V — 25 years on the throne — and simultaneously marked the inaugural year of the Canadian one-dollar coin, which the Royal Canadian Mint introduced for the first time in 1935. Prior to this date, Canada had no dollar coin whatsoever. The 1935 dollar therefore represents not just a commemorative issue but a genuine monetary milestone — the birth of the Canadian dollar as a coin.

The reverse features the iconic voyageur canoe design by Emanuel Hahn — arguably the greatest coin design in Canadian numismatic history — depicting a French-Canadian voyageur and a Native Canadian paddling a birchbark canoe through still northern waters, with a loon in flight overhead and a setting sun on the horizon. This design, introduced on this very coin in 1935, would grace the Canadian dollar for over five decades until the introduction of the Loonie in 1987.

The obverse features a special bare-headed portrait of King George V — used exclusively on the 1935 dollar and found on no other Canadian coin — making this the only Canadian coin to bear this particular royal effigy, adding a further layer of uniqueness to an already extraordinary issue. Struck in 80% silver at the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa, this large and heavy coin contains approximately 0.600 troy ounces of pure silver.

Obverse: Bare-headed portrait of King George V — exclusive to this issue only
Reverse: Voyageur canoe design by Emanuel Hahn — first year of this iconic design
Diameter: 36.0 mm | Weight: 23.33 g | Composition: 80% Silver (.800)
Silver Content: ~0.600 troy oz ASW

A 90-year-old silver dollar of unmatched historical importance — the first Canadian dollar ever struck, bearing an exclusive royal portrait found on no other Canadian coin, with the inaugural year of the most celebrated design in Canadian numismatic history.

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