What is the 1936 king edward viii Canadian silver dollar worth?

Answer 1

First a brief history lesson. (Actual answer at the bottom of this lesson).

KING EDWARD VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David: later The Duke of Windsor; June 23,1894 - May 28, 1972) was King of the United Kingdom and Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from January 20, 1936 to December 11, 1936.

Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwell and Rothesay. As a young man, he served in the British Armed Forces during the First World War and undertook several foreign tours on behalf of his father, George V

He was associated with a succession of order, married a woman, but remained officially unmarried until after abdication as King.

Edward became King when his father died in early 1936. He showed impatience with court protocal and politicians were concerned by his apparent disregard for establish-ed constitutional conventions. Only months into his reign, he caused a constitutional

crisis by proposing marriage to the American socialite Wallis Simpson, who had divorced her first husband and was seeking a divorce from her second. The prime ministers of the United Kingdom and the Dominions opposed the marriage, arguing that the people would never accept a divorced woman with two living ex-husbands as Queen. Additionally, such a marriage would have conflicted with Edward's status as head of the Church of England, which opposed the remarriage of divorced people

if their former sposes were still alive. Edward knew that the government led by British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin woiuld resign if the marriage went ahead, which could have dragged the King into a general election and would ruin his status as a politicically neutral constitutional monarch. Choosing not to end his relationship with Simpson, Edward abdicated. He was succeeded by his younger brother Albert, who chose the regnal name George VI. With a reign of 326 days, Edward was one of the shortest-reigning monarchs in British and commonwealth history. He was never crowned.

After his abdication, he was given the title as Duke of Windsor. He married Simpson in France on June 3, 1937, after her second divorce became final. Later that year, the couple toured Germany. During the Second World War, he was at first stationed with the British Military Mission to France but, after private accusations that he held Nazi sympathies, he was assigned to the Bahamas as the islands' Governor. After the war, he was never given another official appointment and spent the remainder of his life in retirement in France.

ANSWER:

On or appoximately November 25, 1936, the 1936 King Edward VIII Canadian Silver Dollar was minted, shortly before Edward abdicated the thrown the coins where released to the public in anticipation of the coronation, but for only 3-4 days before they were quickly being gathered back up (asked to return to banks) and destroyed. Almost all of the coins were destroyed, however a handful 6-8 known coins still exist today. The owners/holders of these coins were mostly mint/government officials or very lucky individuals. Soon after the abdication in early/mid December everyone in Canada were searching for these elusive and precious coins for their intrinsic, rareness and collectivity, but none were found (except for these 6-8 coins). These coins if you can even locate one are most likely the "Most Valuable Canadian Coin ever minted/distrbuted in Canadas' history.

Most of the 1936 Canadian Silver Dollars that are available in the market today have the reverse image of George V (Georivs V).

Depending on quality and fineness: (Some coin experts state):

The 1936 King Edward VIII Canadian Silver Dollar

(with Edward VIII on the reverse) today has a net worth/value that starts at: 40,000.00 USD.

Answer 2

Check that coin again. The first year for Canadian silver dollars was 1935.