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1965-1981 - Elizabeth II - Canadian Five Cents Coin Composition | ||||||||||
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Metal | USD/Pound | USD/Troy Ounce | USD/Gram | Grams/Coin | USD/Coin |
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Nickel | $4.494 | $0.308 | $0.010 | 4.53546 g | $0.045 |
Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For Each Coin: | $0.045 | ||||
Combined Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For 24 Coins: | $1.079 |
YEAR | IMG | COIN NAME | COIN GRADE |
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1965 |
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Canadian Nickel - SB | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1965 |
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Canadian Nickel - SB | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1965 |
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Canadian Nickel - SB RCM | RCM:Uncirculated |
1965 |
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PCGS Canadian Nickel SB | PCGS:MS 62 |
1966 |
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Canadian Nickel | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1966 |
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Canadian Nickel | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1968 |
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Canadian 5 Cents RCM | RCM:Uncirculated |
1968 |
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Canadian Nickel | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1968 |
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Canadian Nickel | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1969 |
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Canadian 5 Cents - RCM | RCM:Uncirculated |
1973 |
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Canadian 5 Cents - RCM | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1973 |
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Canadian Nickel | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1974 |
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Canadian Nickel | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1974 |
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Canadian Nickel | RCM:Uncirculated |
1975 |
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Canadian Nickel | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1975 |
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RCM Canadian Nickel | RCM:Uncirculated |
1976 |
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Canadian Nickel | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1977 |
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Canadian Nickel - High 7 | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1977 |
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Canadian Nickel - Low 7 | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1977 |
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Canadian Nickel - Low 7 | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1978 |
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Canadian Nickel | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1979 |
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Canadian Nickel | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1980 |
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Canadian Nickel | OFCC:UNGRADED |
1981 |
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Canadian Nickel | OFCC:UNGRADED |

COIN TYPE DESCRIPTION | |
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Region: | Canada |
Category: | Five Cent |
Coin Type: | 1965-1981 - Elizabeth II - Canadian Five Cents |
Years Minted: | 1965-1981 |
Mint Marks: | |
Denomination: | C5C |
Obverse Design: | The portrait in right profile of Elizabeth II is surrounded with the inscription "ELIZABETH II D • G • REGINA" Lettering: ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA |
Obverse Designer: | Mary Gillick |
Reverse Design: | A beaver, over the inscription "CANADA", is surrounded with the facial value, flanked on both sides by a maple leaf Lettering: 5 CENTS K•G CANADA YEAR |
Reverse Designer: | G. E. Kruger-Gray |
1965-1981 - Elizabeth II - Canadian Five Cents
The Canadian five-cent coin, commonly called a nickel, is a coin worth five cents or one-twentieth of a Canadian dollar. It was patterned on the corresponding coin in the neighbouring United States. Starting 4 February 2013, after the elimination of the penny, it became the smallest valued coin in the currency. Years: 1964–1981 Weight: 4.54 g Diameter: 21.21 mm Shape: round Composition: 99.9% nickel REF Canadian Circulation 5 Cents Source: mint.ca 1937 - 1942, 1946 - 1950, 1952 - 1966, 1968 - present The beaver The beaver design was created in 1937 by G.E. Kruger-Gray as part of a coin modernization effort. 1955 - 1981 Composition: 99.9% nickel Weight (g): 4.54 Diameter (mm): 21.21 Thickness (mm): 1.7 Mintage: 1965 - 84,876,018 1966 - 27,976,648 1967 - 36,876,574 1968 - 99,253,330 1969 - 27,830,229 1970 - 5,726,010 1971 - 27,312,609 1972 - 62,417,387 1973 - 53,507,435 1974 - 94,704,645 1975 - 138,882,000 1976 - 55,140,213 1977 - 89,120,791 1978 - 137,079,273 1979 - 186,295,825 1980 - 134,878,000 1981 - 99,107,900 REF Canada: 1953-Present Elizabeth II Beaver Five Cents Source: typesets.wikidot.com Quick Coinage Facts Years Minted: 1953-Present Types 2 to 4 Composition: Nickel (1955-1981) Diameter: 21.2 mm Weight: 4.54 grams (1953-1981), Total Mintage Type 2: 172,656,418 Total Mintage Type 3: 122,045,388 Total Mintage Type 4: 1,326,785,362 REF 5 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait Source: en.numista.com KM# 60 Features Country Canada Years 1965-1981 Value 5 Cents (0.05 CAD) Metal Nickel Weight 4.54 g Diameter 21.21 mm Thickness 1.70 mm Engravers Arnold Machin (obverse) George Edward Kruger Gray (reverse) Shape Round Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Edge: Smooth REF |
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