Truemag

Menu
  • What’s it Worth?
      • US Coin Values WorthU.S. Coin Values
      • 1943-copper-centU.S. Error Coin Values
      • Paper Money Values WorthU.S. Paper Money Values
      • Paper Money Error ValuesU. S. Paper Money Error Values
      • Philippines Coin Values WorthPhilippines Coin Values
    • Close
  • Sell Your Coins
    • Sell Your Coins
    • CoinSite Buyers FAQ
    • Truth in the Coin Shop
    • Should I get my coin collection appraised?
    • Close
  • Gold & Silver
    • U.S. Gold Coins
    • Bullion Gold/Silver
    • Territorial/Fractional Gold
    • Silver
    • U.S. Silver Coins: When They Ended and What They’re Worth
    • Morgan Silver Dollars
    • Close
  • U.S. Coins
    • U.S. Coins & Currency
      • U.S. Cents
      • U.S. Nickels
      • U.S. Dimes, Quarters & Half Dollars
      • U.S. Dollars
      • U.S. Gold Coins
      • Close
    • Exceptional U.S. Coins
    • U.S. Classic Commemoratives & Government Sets
    • History of U.S. Coins
      • The History of U.S. Coins
      • Commemoratives
      • Close
    • United States Paper Money
    • Close
  • World Coins
    • World Coins & Paper Money
    • World Coins – History
    • Selected World Coin Articles
        • North America
          • U.S. Coins & Currency
          • Exceptional U.S. Coins
          • Colonial America
          • Canada
          • Close
        • Europe
          • France
          • Great Britain
          • Spain/ Spanish Colonial/ Latin America
          • Italy/Vatican
          • Germany/Austria
          • Close
        • Australia
        • Asia/Middle East
        • Close
      • Close
    • Close
  • Coin Doc
    • Articles & Opinions
    • Ask the Coin Doc
    • Coin Doc’s Archives
    • Numismatically Speaking
    • General
    • Close
  • Exceptional Coins
    • Exceptional U.S. Coins
    • Close
  • Errors
  • Cleaning Coins
  • Fun Coin Q&A
  • FAQ
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Valuing Coins
    • Coin Grading
    • U.S. Gold Coins
    • United States Paper Money
    • Coins in General
    • Resources

1947 Canadian maple leaf cent

Ron writes: Ok it is time to ask someone else this question, seems to me that I can’t get a answer so far. I found a 1947 Canadian penny, which is missing a mint mark. The coin that year had a mint mark which is a small maple leaf right next to the 7 of the year. Well I found one of these coins without that mint mark. I remember from when I started collecting that I found a book that told about this coin and the missing mark and the value of it was incredible. Now what I want to know is if the coin is worth anything or is the 1989 book that I looked at to old and is just wrong or not. Thanks a lot.

Not a mint mark but maple leaf to indicate that the coin was “special”. Normal Canadian cents dated 1947 have no mint mark. Coins with the maple leaf by the date was struck in 1948 with the date 1947. Canada was waiting for new dies that reflected a new legend sans “ET: IND:IMP (And Emperor of India), since India had received its Independence.

Canada was suffering from a shortage of coins and in 1948, minted coins with the maple leaf and the date 1947 as a marker as they waited for the delivery of new dies. 1948 cents were struck with the new royal legend. There is little difference in value between the 1947 and the 1947 maple leaf cents.


Substantial differences in value begin with the 1947 plain dime, the 1947 “Dot” quarter, the four varieties of 1947 half dollar and the three varieties of 1947 dollars.

Jan 1, 2014coindoc
How important are the Population reports?What Americans were on coins that were not presidents?
You Might Also Like
 
Canadian Silver Coins 1858-1968
 
When did Canada stop minting coins in silver?
coindoc
7 years ago World Coins & CurrencyCanada0
The Coindoc's MOST POPULAR
  1. U.S. Silver Coins: When They Ended and What They’re Worth
  2. U.S. Coin Values
  3. How much do the cent, nickel & quarter each weigh?
  4. When did Canada stop minting coins in silver?
  5. Where is the mint mark on a Buffalo nickel?
  6. U.S. Error Coin Values
  7. United States $20 Gold Pieces
  8. U.S. Paper Money Values
  9. Is there any history or special meaning behind Lincoln facing right on the cent?
Menu
  • U.S. Coin Values
  • Sell Coins
  • U.S. Coin History
  • Exceptional Coins
  • FAQ
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Privacy

 

2020 © CoinSite