1964 Charlottetown-Quebec Silver Dollar

The 1964 dollar commemorates the hundredth anniversary of two pivotal 1864 meetings, the Charlottetown Conference and the Quebec Conference, at which colonial leaders first negotiated the terms that would lead to Canadian Confederation three years later. Its reverse departs from the usual Voyageur canoe design in favor of symbolic imagery representing this founding moment in Canadian political history.

As a coin tied directly to the origins of Confederation, the 1964 dollar is popular among collectors of Canadian history-themed commemoratives as well as those completing a full run of Canadian silver dollars.

The Charlottetown Conference, held in Prince Edward Island in September 1864, and the subsequent Quebec Conference the following month brought together representatives from the British North American colonies to discuss federal union, ultimately producing the framework that became the basis for Confederation in 1867. To mark the centennial of these founding discussions, the Royal Canadian Mint issued a special silver dollar in 1964.

The coin's design reflects the shared significance of both conferences, symbolically linking Prince Edward Island's Charlottetown meeting and Quebec's follow-up conference as twin milestones on the road to Canadian nationhood.

The obverse shows Queen Elizabeth II's portrait with the standard royal titles and the date 1964. The reverse displays a stylized torch or floral emblem design representing the union of the conferences, with "CANADA" and "ONE DOLLAR" around the border, along with wording referencing the Charlottetown and Quebec conferences.

The coin is struck in .800 fine silver, matching the standard size, weight, and reeded edge of Canadian silver dollars from this era, distinguished from other commemoratives by its unique conference-themed reverse.

No mint mark appears, as it was produced solely at the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa.

The 1964 dollar was struck in substantial quantities and remains common and affordable in circulated and many uncirculated grades, generally priced close to base silver dollar value with a modest commemorative premium.

Well-preserved, high-grade examples with strong luster are more desirable to specialists, but overall the coin is considered accessible for collectors interested in Canadian Confederation-themed commemoratives.