What is the Value of a 1965 Canadian Silver Dollar?

Answer 1

You are asking about a 1965 Silver Dollar from Canada (KM#64.1). The coin is 36mm in diameter, weighs 23.3276 grams and is 80% silver, giving it an ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of 0.600 troy ounces. The obverse (front) has a portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Second and the words "Elizabeth II D - G - REGINA" (partially abbreviated Latin for "Elizabeth the Second, By the Grace of God, Queen"). The reverse (back) of the coin bears an image of two natives in a canoe in front of an island (the so-called "Voyageur") with "CANADA" above the image and "1965" and "DOLLAR" below it. 10,768,569 such coins were produced in 1965.

According to the Standard Catalog of World Coins, the coin is in most cases worth little more than its silver value (about US$10.71 with silver at US$17.85 as of May 4, 2010), with a numismatic premium of a dollar or two for particulary nice uncirculated specimans.

The exception to this lies in the fact that there are 3 sizes of beads just inside the rim of the coin (small, medium and large) and two versions of the "5" in the date (pointed and blunt). The combination of medium beads and a pointed "5" can be worth US$15-$40 in uncirculated condition. It is, however, very difficult for the casual observer to identify which size bead a given coin has, especially without a couple of examples to compare against. (One indication is that, with medium beads, the upright on the right side of the "N" in "REGINA" points directly to a bead, while it points between beads for both the large and small bead variety.)

Answer 2

The 1966 Canadian Dollar coin (KM#64.1) is 80% silver, and has 0.600 troy ounces of silver. "Melt value" is thus about $8.50 as of 11/30/07. Numismatically, it's not worth any more than that (unless it is the very rare "small bead" variety - the dots around the rim on the obverse are very small, and the space between the dots is as big as the dots themselves - in which case it's worth between $1,000 and $2,000, depending on condition. This variety, by the way, had a mintage of 485, as compared to 9,912,178 for the large bead).

Answer 3

All Canadian silver dollars from 1935 to 1967 contain 0.60 troy ounces of silver (each weighs 23.3276 grammes, of 0.80 purity silver).

So its bullion value is 60% of the current 'spot price' of 1 oz of silver - as of 13-Mar-10 this means the coin is worth $10.39 or £6.85 (current figures are available at kitco.com).

Selling it at auction (e.g. ebay) *may* get a 20-40% higher price depending on its condition (scratches, wear and tear) but over 9 million were minted for that year, so it is not 'rare' .

Answer 4

how can you tell the difference between small and large beads on the coin

thank you

Answer 5

The value of a 1966 Canadian silver half dollar is about 8.50 US dollars. In the case of the rare small bead variety, the value is between 1,000 and 2,000 US dollars.

Answer 6

To me the Canadian 1967 silver Goose is my favorite coin of the North. As of today 3/4/10 in Proof Uncirculated condition its worth $20 USD.

Answer 7

I recently bought an un-circulated one for $4 but it is probably worth more since it is 80% silver. Weigh it, subtract 20% and then calculate based on today's silver pricing.