Canada Commemorative Voyageur Dollar 1935 to 1987

Canadian silver dollars with the canoe reverse started in 1935 and continued through 1987. In 1937 the George V front was replaced with George VI, and then in 1953 Elizabeth II graced the front side of the coin.

Silver content goes like this:

Before 1967: 0.60 troy ounces silver
After 1967: no silver, coin is made of nickel

To find the Base Value (BV) of your silver coin, multiply the current price of silver (see kitco.com) by the number of troy ounces in your coin. For nickel coins, BV = 0.

Catalog values change with time, as follows

DOLLAR WITH KING GEORGE V:
worn: $20 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $24
well preserved: $30
fully uncirculated: $45

DOLLAR WITH KING GEORGE VI:
worn: BV
average circulated: BV + $5
well preserved: BV + $10
fully uncirculated: BV + $25
dollars dated 1938 and 1946 catalog near $30 in average circulated condition
dollars dated 1945 catalog near $150 in average circulated condition
dollars dated 1947 catalog near $100 in average circulated condition
dollars dated 1948 catalog near $500 in average circulated condition

DOLLAR WITH QUEEN ELIZABETH II BEFORE 1968:
worn: BV
average circulated: BV
well preserved: BV + $2
fully uncirculated: BV + $8
dollars dated 1954, 1955 and 1956 are worth a little more than these values

DOLLAR WITH QUEEN ELIZABETH II AFTER 1968:
worn: $1
average circulated: $1
well preserved: $1
fully uncirculated: $3

Don't forget that catalog value is an inflated value. Use our Important Terminology link to understand retail and wholesale values based on catalog value.

There are several different nuance varieties in Voyageur dollars, and you might want to find a knowledgeable collector or a coin dealer to carefully inspect your coin for subtle varitions. The *big boys* of the variations are the 1947 with a small maple leaf near the 7, which catalogs for $150 in average circulated condition, and the 1966 coin with small beads which catalogs for $1000 in average circulated. If you have a nice-looking Vorageur dollar, get a coin catalog, which has all the possible variations. There are many of them.

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