1 Cent - Victoria
Features
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Queen | Victoria (1837-1901) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1876-1901 |
| Value | 1 Cent 0.01 CAD = 0.0076 USD |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (1858-date) |
| Composition | Bronze (Cu 95%, Sn 4%, Zn 1%) |
| Weight | 5.67 g |
| Diameter | 25.4 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| References |
KM#
7, Standard Catalog of World Coins
Schön#
5 by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Weltmünzkatalog
by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) |
Obverse
The portrait in left profile of Victoria is surrounded with the inscriptions "CANADA" and "VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA"
Lettering:
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA.
CANADA
Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon , George William de Saulles
Leonard Charles Wyon was a British engraver of the Victorian era most notable for his work on the gold and silver coinage struck for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887 and the bronze coinage of 1860 with the second head portrait, in use from 1860 to 1894.
George William de Saulles was a British medallist. He authored and designed the obverse of coins from the United Kingdom and its colonies under Queen Victoria and Edward VII of the United KingdomReverse
The face value is encircled with maple leaves wrapped around a vine
Lettering:
ONE
CENT
1891
Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon
Leonard Charles Wyon was a British engraver of the Victorian era most notable for his work on the gold and silver coinage struck for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887 and the bronze coinage of 1860 with the second head portrait, in use from 1860 to 1894.Edge
Plain
Comments
There are four main varieties on the OBVERSE of this coin:
► Obv 1: Young queen, round chin, prominent lips.
► Obv 2: Noticeably aged face, chin and upper lip back.
► Obv 3: Several signs of ageing on the face; angular double chin and bags under the eyes.
► Obv 4: Return to a less angular chin, upper lip less fleshy.
Three major varieties on the REVERSE:
► 1st variety (V1): 1876-1882 is the same as used in the 1858-1859 reverse Minor alterations to the stems and leaves of the vine branch (engraver: L. C. Wyon)
► 2nd variety (V2): 1883-1890 Larger leaves, fewer veins. (engaver: L. C. Wyon)
► 3rd variety (V3): 1891-1901: Narrower leaves with deeper veins. (engraver: G.W. De Saulles)
"H" below date (on reverse) indicates coins struck at the Heaton Mint
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 H | 4,000,000 | 3.17 | 4.14 | 5.24 | 9.43 | 29% | Provincial leaves, obverse 1 | |||||
| 1881 H | 2,000,000 | 3.26 | 5.85 | 10.87 | 17.45 | 18% | Provincial leaves, obverse 1 | |||||
| 1882 H | 4,000,000 | 3.41 | 4.48 | 5.61 | 6.97 | 26% | Provincial leaves, obverse 1,2 | |||||
| 1884 | 2,500,000 | 4.19 | 4.53 | 6.21 | 11.95 | 21% | Large leaves, obverse 1, 2 | |||||
| 1886 | 1,500,000 | 2.94 | 7.87 | 7.87 | 9.16 | 9.16 | 15% | Large leaves, obverse 1, 2 | ||||
| 1887 | 1,500,000 | 3.31 | 3.47 | 7.54 | 8.55 | 15% | Large leaves, obverse 2 | |||||
| 1888 | 4,000,000 | 3.30 | 3.98 | 5.28 | 8.02 | 29% | Large leaves, obverse 2 | |||||
| 1890 H | 1,000,000 | 7.91 | 10.57 | 18.08 | 27.93 | 11% | Large leaves, obverse 3 | |||||
| 1891 | 1,452,500 | 6.90 | 9.74 | 16.85 | 10% | Large leaves, obverse 2, 3, large date | ||||||
| 1891 | 2% | Large leaves, obverse 2, 3, small date. Quantity incl. above | ||||||||||
| 1891 | 68.82 | 1.8% | Small leaves, obverse 2, 3, small date. Quantity incl. above | |||||||||
| 1892 | 1,200,000 | 5.43 | 6.85 | 10.84 | 22.07 | 12% | Small leaves, obverse 2, 3, 4 | |||||
| 1893 | 2,000,000 | 2.36 | 4.76 | 5.78 | 7.84 | 7.84 | 17% | Small leaves, obverse 4 | ||||
| 1894 | 1,000,000 | 16.31 | 19.63 | 226.80 | 9% | Small leaves, obverse 4 | ||||||
| 1894 | 1.2% | Small leaves, obverse 4 (Large '4') | ||||||||||
| 1895 | 1,200,000 | 7.43 | 8.93 | 12.70 | 18.94 | 13% | Small leaves, obverse 4 | |||||
| 1896 | 2,000,000 | 6.13 | 6.76 | 11.30 | 17% | Small leaves, obverse 4 | ||||||
| 1896 | 1.6% | Small leaves, obverse 4 (Far '6') | ||||||||||
| 1897 | 1,500,000 | 3.52 | 5.93 | 5.93 | 10.02 | 14% | Small leaves, obverse 4 | |||||
| 1898 H | 1,000,000 | 10.34 | 16.79 | 11% | Small leaves, obverse 4 | |||||||
| 1899 | 2,400,000 | 2.96 | 3.34 | 4.46 | 9.45 | 20% | Small leaves, obverse 4 | |||||
| 1900 | 1,000,000 | 6.26 | 11.87 | 29.12 | 15% | Small leaves, obverse 4 | ||||||
| 1900 H | 2,600,000 | 3.49 | 3.72 | 4.98 | 10.43 | 14% | Small leaves, obverse 4 | |||||
| 1901 | 4,100,000 | 1.46 | 3.49 | 5.43 | 8.53 | 29% | Small leaves, obverse 4 | |||||
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