5 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait

Features

Country	Canada
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1965-1981
Value	5 Cents 0.05 CAD = 0.038 USD
Currency	Canadian dollar (1858-date)
Composition	Nickel
Weight	4.54 g
Diameter	21.21 mm
Thickness	1.70 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
References	KM# 60.1, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Schön# 60 Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag)

Obverse

The portrait in right profile of Elizabeth II, when she was 39 years old, is surrounded with inscription.

NOTE: smaller size of portrait beginning with 1979 coinage

Lettering: ELIZABETH II D · G · REGINA

Translation: Elizabeth II, Queen by the grace of God

Engraver: Arnold Machin

Reverse

A beaver, over the inscription "CANADA", is surrounded with the face value, flanked on both sides by a maple leaf

Lettering:
5 CENTS
K· G
CANADA
1965

Engraver: George Kruger Gray

Edge

Smooth

Comments

The North American Beaver (Binomial Name: Castor canadensis)

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Year	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
1965	84,876,018		0.05	0.16	0.16	0.30	0.30	0.52	28%	KM#60.1 (big portrait) 119 small beads
1965	30								0.5%	KM#60.1 (big portrait) 138 large beads, extremely rare
1966	27,976,648			0.06	0.17	0.27	0.96	0.96	17%	KM#60.1 (big portrait)
1968	99,253,330	0.07	0.07	0.08	0.14	0.16	0.19	0.47	31%	KM#60.1 (big portrait)
1969	27,830,229		0.05	0.06	0.17	0.17	0.27	0.74	15%	KM#60.1 (big portrait)
1970	5,726,010				0.16	0.21		1.35	8%	KM#60.1 (big portrait)
1971	27,312,609			0.08	0.12	0.12	0.24	4.72	14%	KM#60.1 (big portrait)
1972	62,417,387		0.03	0.05	0.19	0.22	0.63	0.74	21%	KM#60.1 (big portrait)
1973	53,507,435		0.04	0.05	0.11	0.19	0.28	0.56	22%	KM#60.1 (big portrait)
1974	94,704,645			0.05	0.13	0.16	0.42	0.75	25%	KM#60.1 (big portrait)
1975	138,882,000		0.05	0.09	0.19	0.19	0.27	0.75	31%	KM#60.1 (big portrait)
1976	55,140,213			0.04	0.12	0.17		0.75	19%	KM#60.1 (big portrait)
1977							0.42		1.9%	KM#60.1 (big portrait) high 7, short denticles
1977									2%	KM#60.1 (big portrait) low 7, long denticles
1977	89,120,791			0.08	0.14	0.17		0.55	22%	KM#60.1 (big portrait) normal variety: high 7, long denticles
1978	137,079,273		0.06	0.06	0.17	0.17	0.37	0.51	29%	KM#60.1 (big portrait)
1979	186,295,825		0.08	0.08	0.15	0.22		0.55	34%	KM#60.2 (Modified obverse)
1980	134,878,000		0.06	0.16	0.20	0.21	0.57	0.57	28%	KM#60.2 (Modified obverse)
1981	99,107,900			0.09	0.17	0.23	0.87	0.87	21%	KM#60.2 (Modified obverse)
1981	199,000							0.92	2%	KM#60.2 (Proof, Modified obverse)

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