1 Cent - Victoria
Features
| Issuer | Canada |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Victoria (1837-1901)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1876-1901 |
| Value | 1 Cent 0.01 CAD = USD 0.0075 |
| 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 |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number |
N# 440
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
|
| References |
KM# 7,  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.  Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. |
Obverse
Head of Queen Victoria wearing a tiara, facing left.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA.
CANADA
Unabridged legend: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA
Translation: Victoria Queen by the grace of God
Engravers:
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
Script: Latin
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
Mints
| Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975) | |
| H | Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited, United Kingdom (1850-2003) |
Comments
1891
1894
1896
1899
There are four main varieties on the OBVERSE of this coin:
► Obverse 1: Young queen, round chin, prominent lips.
► Obverse 2: Noticeably aged face, chin and upper lip back.
► Obverse 3: Several signs of ageing on the face; angular double chin and bags under the eyes.
► Obverse 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. (engraver: 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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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
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| 1876 H | 4 000 000 | $ 1.90 | $ 2.90 | $ 4.00 | $ 5.40 | $ 8.80 | $ 15 | $ 85 | 29% | ||||
| 1881 H | 2 000 000 | $ 4.00 | $ 4.00 | $ 5.80 | $ 10 | $ 16 | $ 16 | $ 330 | 17% | ||||
| 1882 H | 4 000 000 | $ 0.89 | $ 3.30 | $ 3.80 | $ 5.70 | $ 8.20 | $ 15 | $ 390 | 26% | Observe 1 and 2 | |||
| 1884 | 2 500 000 | $ 2.20 | $ 3.80 | $ 3.80 | $ 5.80 | $ 10 | $ 28 | $ 330 | 20% | Observe 1 and 2 | |||
| 1886 | 1 500 000 | $ 4.30 | $ 5.80 | $ 6.90 | $ 10 | $ 20 | $ 27 | $ 63 | 15% | Observe 1 and 2 | |||
| 1887 | 1 500 000 | $ 1.70 | $ 3.20 | $ 4.00 | $ 7.60 | $ 11 | 14% | ||||||
| 1888 | 4 000 000 | $ 0.83 | $ 3.00 | $ 3.60 | $ 4.80 | $ 7.20 | $ 24 | 29% | |||||
| 1890 H | 1 000 000 | $ 0.90 | $ 7.40 | $ 9.70 | $ 18 | $ 28 | $ 33 | $ 69 | 11% | ||||
| 1891 | 1 452 500 | $ 5.50 | $ 7.90 | $ 12 | $ 17 | $ 32 | 10% | Large date, Large leaves, Observe 2 and 3; see comment | |||||
| 1891 | $ 68 | 2% | Small date, Large leaves, Observe 2 and 3; see comments | ||||||||||
| 1891 | $ 77 | $ 180 | 1.8% | Small date, Small leaves, Observe 2 and 3; see comments | |||||||||
| 1892 | 1 200 000 | $ 1.60 | $ 5.80 | $ 8.40 | $ 11 | $ 21 | $ 45 | $ 330 | 12% | Observe 2, 3 and 4 | |||
| 1893 | 2 000 000 | $ 0.79 | $ 2.10 | $ 5.30 | $ 5.30 | $ 5.30 | $ 8.50 | $ 420 | 16% | ||||
| 1894 | 1 000 000 | $ 1.70 | $ 9.10 | $ 16 | $ 19 | $ 35 | 9% | Fine "4"; see comments | |||||
| 1894 | 1.2% | Large "4"; see comments | |||||||||||
| 1895 | 1 200 000 | $ 3.70 | $ 5.80 | $ 8.10 | $ 11 | $ 17 | $ 49 | $ 1700 | 13% | ||||
| 1896 | 2 000 000 | $ 1.40 | $ 4.30 | $ 5.40 | $ 5.40 | $ 10 | $ 11 | 16% | Date numbers same distance; see comments | ||||
| 1896 | $ 14 | $ 14 | $ 21 | 2% | Date with far 6; see comments | ||||||||
| 1897 | 1 500 000 | $ 1.90 | $ 4.30 | $ 5.20 | $ 5.20 | $ 7.20 | $ 23 | $ 440 | 14% | ||||
| 1898 H | 1 000 000 | $ 1.50 | $ 4.00 | $ 10 | $ 16 | $ 26 | $ 72 | $ 300 | 11% | ||||
| 1899 | 2 400 000 | $ 2.10 | $ 2.20 | $ 3.00 | $ 4.90 | $ 7.70 | $ 32 | $ 390 | 19% | Two varieties, normal "9" or repunched "9"; se comments | |||
| 1900 | 1 000 000 | $ 2.60 | $ 2.60 | $ 5.70 | $ 11 | $ 15 | $ 28 | 15% | |||||
| 1900 H | 2 600 000 | $ 1.70 | $ 3.40 | $ 3.40 | $ 5.60 | $ 6.50 | $ 11 | $ 77 | 13% | ||||
| 1901 | 4 100 000 | $ 0.25 | $ 2.00 | $ 3.50 | $ 4.90 | $ 7.20 | $ 11 | $ 74 | 29% | ||||
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