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1935 first voyageur 1936 1937 1938 1945 1946 1946 hair lined 1947 pointed 7 1947 blunt 7 1947 maple leaf 1948 1950 4 water lines 1950 2½ water lines 1951 4 water lines 1951 2½ water lines 1952 4 water lines 1952 no water lines 1953 no shoulder fold 1953 shoulder fold 1954 1955 regular 1955 arnprior no die break 1955 arnprior die break 1956 1957 4 water lines 1957 1 water line 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1965 small beads pointed 5 1965 small beads blunt 5 1965 medium beads pointed 5 1965 large beads pointed 5 1965 large beads blunt 5 1966 small beads 1966 large beads 1972 last silver voyageur	1953 Obverse varieties No Shoulder Fold & Shoulder Fold     When Mary Gillick in London sculpted the portrait for the new Queen Elizabeth coinage, the relief was too high and as a consequence, two lines on the shoulder that represented a fold in the Queen's gown did not strike up on the coins. It was noticed that her shoulder was bare, and this was considered inappropriate. Later in 1953, Thomas Shingles, the Royal Canadian Mint's Chief Engraver corrected the defect by lowering the relief and strengthening the shoulder and hair details. The No Shoulder Fold obverse was only used in 1953, and consisted of no shoulder fold on the Queen's shoulder, a wire rim around the edge of the coin and pronounced flaring in the lettering. The Shoulder Fold obverse was the one used from 1953-1964 and consisted of a shoulder fold on the Queen's shoulder, a flat rim around the edge of the coin and subdued lettering.