Description

1958 Canada Dollar ICCS Certified MS-65

The reverse of the 1958 dollar commemorates the centenary of the Caribou gold rush and the establishment of British Columbia as a crown colony. The design shows a totem pole section with mountains in the background. The top element in the totem is a raven, used by some Indigenous Peoples to symbolize death. As a result, it was rumoured that those Indigenous Peoples disliked the dollars, causing them to be called death dollars .

Specifications:
Monarch: Elizabeth II
Designer and Engraver: Obv.: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles Rev.: Stephan Trenka, Thomas Shingles
Composition: 0.800 silver, 0.200 copper
Weight: 23.33 g
Diameter: 36.00 mm
Edge: Reeded
Die Axis: ↑↑
Mintage: 3,039,630