5 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait, nickel

5 Cents - Elizabeth II (1st portrait, nickel) - obverse5 Cents - Elizabeth II (1st portrait, nickel) - reverse

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Features

Location Canada
Issuing entity Royal Canadian Mint
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1955-1962
Value 5 Cents
0.05 CAD = USD 0.037
Currency Canadian dollar (1858-date)
Composition Nickel
Weight 4.54 g
Diameter 21.234 mm
Thickness 1.70 mm
Shape Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number N# 404
References KM# 50a,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Schön# 49a
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Bust of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 27 years of age, wearing a wreath, facing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
M·G·

Unabridged legend: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA

Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God

Engraver: Thomas Shingles Read more on Wikipedia

Thomas Shingles, born 1903 in Birmingham and died 1984, was the Master Engraver of the Royal Canadian Mint from 1943 until his retirement. Shingles was responsible for several of the images on Canadian coinage, including the Second World War V-variant nickel, which he designed in 1943 at the behest of Mint staff. Although most coin designs are done at full size and then reduced via a pantograph, Shingles chose to produce this design in miniature. Other designs by Shingles include the 1959 updating of the 50 cent piece to include the Canadian coat of arms. He also designed the majority of Canadian commemorative coinage during his tenure as Master Engraver. Shingles retired from the Mint in 1965, but continued to work as a freelance artist. In 1970, he won a contest to design the 1971 Canadian dollar coin.

Designer: Mary Gillick Read more on Wikipedia

Mary Gillick was a sculptor best known for her effigy of Elizabeth II used on coinage in the United Kingdom and elsewhere from 1953 to 1970.

Reverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5 CENTS
CANADA
1962
K·G

Engraver: Thomas Shingles Read more on Wikipedia

Thomas Shingles, born 1903 in Birmingham and died 1984, was the Master Engraver of the Royal Canadian Mint from 1943 until his retirement. Shingles was responsible for several of the images on Canadian coinage, including the Second World War V-variant nickel, which he designed in 1943 at the behest of Mint staff. Although most coin designs are done at full size and then reduced via a pantograph, Shingles chose to produce this design in miniature. Other designs by Shingles include the 1959 updating of the 50 cent piece to include the Canadian coat of arms. He also designed the majority of Canadian commemorative coinage during his tenure as Master Engraver. Shingles retired from the Mint in 1965, but continued to work as a freelance artist. In 1970, he won a contest to design the 1971 Canadian dollar coin.

Designer: George Kruger Gray Read more on Wikipedia

George Kruger Gray was an English artist, best remembered for his designs of coinage and stained glass windows.

Edge

Smooth

5 Cents - Elizabeth II (1st portrait, nickel) -  obverse

© Cyrillius

Mint

Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)

Comments

Beaver on reverse is smaller than on previous issue.

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1955  5 355 028 $ 0.08 $ 0.20 $ 0.23 $ 0.54 $ 0.92 $ 2.80 18%
1956  9 399 854 $ 0.04 $ 0.14 $ 0.33 $ 0.47 $ 0.83 $ 3.00 21%
1957  7 387 703 $ 0.05 $ 0.08 $ 0.14 $ 0.26 $ 0.34 $ 0.54 $ 2.90 19%
1958  7 607 521 $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.14 $ 0.24 $ 0.32 $ 0.32 $ 2.60 20%
1959  11 552 523 $ 0.05 $ 0.11 $ 0.19 $ 0.24 $ 0.38 $ 0.94 24%
1960  37 157 433 $ 0.07 $ 0.08 $ 0.15 $ 0.22 $ 0.27 $ 0.97 $ 1.50 45%
1961  47 889 051 $ 0.07 $ 0.09 $ 0.11 $ 0.14 $ 0.22 $ 0.34 $ 0.98 50%
1962  46 307 305 $ 0.06 $ 0.06 $ 0.08 $ 0.16 $ 0.19 $ 0.54 $ 0.75 49%

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Heritage Auctions
Weekly World and Ancient Coin Auction 231915
Lot 62187
Internet Archive
Apr 4, 2019 1955 UNC
The lot includes several items.

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