1 Cent - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait; heavy type

Features

Country	Canada
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1965-1979
Value	1 Cent 0.01 CAD = 0.0076 USD
Currency	Canadian dollar (1858-date)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	3.24 g
Diameter	19.05 mm
Thickness	1.65 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
References	KM# 59, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Schön# 58 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 the inscription "ELIZABETH II D • G • REGINA" (Elizabeth II, Queen by the grace of God)

Lettering: ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA

Engraver: Arnold Machin

Reverse

A maple leaf twig is surrounded with the face value and the inscription "CANADA"

Lettering:
1 CENT
1975
CANADA

Engraver: George Kruger Gray

Edge

Plain

Comments

1,65 mm thick

NOTE: 1965 obverse varieties:
Large beads: A in REGINA points to right end of a bead (common)
Small beads: A in REGINA points to left end of a bead
reverse varieties:
Pointed 5: upper right end of 5 is angled 30° from the vertical
Blunt 5: upper right end of 5 is angled 15° from the vertical (common)

NOTE: The years 1965-1977 belong to KM#59.1 while the 1978-1979 coins are classified under KM#59.2. This is because the compositions and thickness differ:

KM#59.1: 98% copper, 0.5% tin, 1.5% zinc (thickness 1.65mm)
KM#59.2: 98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc (thickness 1.52mm)

Additionally, the 1979 coins feature a smaller effigy of the Queen than any of the previous years.

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Year	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1965				0.08	0.28	0.28		0.39	KM#59.1 (large beads, blunt 5; var. 4)
1965					0.33			30.80	KM#59.1 (large beads, pointed 5; var. 3)
1965				0.10	0.10	0.10		0.55	KM#59.1 (small beads, blunt 5; var. 2)
1965	304,441,082			0.11	0.17	0.30	0.30	2.53	KM#59.1 (small beads, pointed 5; var. 1)
1966	183,644,388		0.07	0.07	0.14	0.14		0.37	KM#59.1
1968	329,695,772		0.08	0.08	0.09	0.18	0.50	0.50	KM#59.1
1969	335,240,929		0.04	0.04	0.11	0.11		0.55	KM#59.1
1970	311,145,010		0.06	0.06	0.11	0.14		0.55	KM#59.1
1971	298,228,936			0.07	0.11	0.11	0.33	0.53	KM#59.1
1972	451,304,591		0.08	0.10	0.11	0.17	0.17	0.45	KM#59.1
1973	457,059,852		0.05	0.05	0.14	0.14	0.39	0.39	KM#59.1
1974	692,058,489			0.04	0.13	0.12	0.12	0.40	KM#59.1
1975	642,318,000		0.07	0.07	0.14	0.14		0.50	KM#59.1
1976	701,122,890		0.07	0.07	0.10	0.10	0.12	1.11	KM#59.1
1977	453,050,666		0.05	0.05	0.14	0.15	0.15	0.38	KM#59.1
1978	911,170,647	0.04	0.09	0.09	0.13	0.14		0.34	KM#59.2 (reduced thickness)
1979	754,394,064	0.02	0.09	0.11	0.11	0.12	0.30	0.55	KM#59.2 (smaller effigy; reduced thickness))

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