1948 Canada Silver Dollar – AU-55/MS-60 – Possible Double HP Variety – Key Date

Description

Description:
This 1948 Canada Silver Dollar is a rare and desirable piece for serious collectors, offered in AU-55 to MS-60 condition. It may feature the elusive Double HP (initials of designer Thomas Shingles) variety, adding even greater collectible value.

Struck in 80% silver and featuring Emanuel Hahn’s iconic Voyageur design, this key-date coin holds a special place in Canadian numismatics. Its low mintage of only 18,780 coins was caused by delays from redesigning the obverse following India’s independence in 1947, making it the lowest-mintage regular-issue Canadian silver dollar.

Design Highlights:

• Reverse: The classic Voyageur design featuring a paddler and Indigenous guide in a canoe, with bundles marked “HB” for Hudson’s Bay Company

• Obverse: Effigy of King George VI with post-India legend

• Possible Double HP variety (sharper doubling of designer’s initials)

• Graded between AU-55 and MS-60 for outstanding circulated or uncirculated condition

Specifications:

• Year: 1948

• Country: Canada

• Denomination: $1

• Composition: 80% silver, 20% copper

• Weight: 23.33 grams

• Diameter: 36 mm

• Edge: Reeded

• Finish: Circulation strike

• Mintage: 18,780

• Tax Status: Subject to applicable taxes (Canada)