The 1947 Maple Leaf is the only coin in this catalog that misstates its own year as official policy. Struck in 1948 while the Mint waited for the new ET IND IMP-free dies, it used leftover 1947 obverses with a small maple leaf punched beside the date to mark the truth. Twenty-one thousand, one hundred and thirty-five were made, and the little leaf turned an accounting workaround into one of Canadian numismatics' defining rarities.
Because the leaf is the value, the leaf is the fraud: added maple leaves on ordinary 1947 dollars are the known danger, and the genuine punch has documented size, position and character. The same certification rule as the 1948 applies, for the same reasons.
A bureaucratic patch that became a treasure - the best kind of numismatic story, because the coin itself is the document. Buy it certified, know the genuine leaf, and enjoy owning the moment the British Empire's paperwork failed to keep up with history.
| Issue | Mint | Mintage |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 Canadian Silver Dollar | Ottawa | 65,595 |
| 1947 Canadian Silver Dollar | Ottawa | 21,135 |
Mintage figures: United States Mint (Annual Report of the Director of the Mint) and Royal Canadian Mint records, cross-checked across independent published references. Specifications: United States Mint coin specifications.