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1920-1936 - George V - Canadian Small Cent Coin Composition | ||||||||||||||||
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Metal | USD/Pound | USD/Troy Ounce | USD/Gram | Grams/Coin | USD/Coin |
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Copper | $2.091 | $0.143 | $0.005 | 3.0942 g | $0.014 |
Tin | $6.619 | $0.454 | $0.015 | 0.0972 g | $0.001 |
Zinc | $1.048 | $0.072 | $0.002 | 0.0486 g | $0.000 |
Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For Each Coin: | $0.015 | ||||
Combined Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For 1 Coins: | $0.015 |

COIN TYPE DESCRIPTION | |
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Region: | Canada |
Category: | One Cent |
Coin Type: | 1920-1936 - George V - Canadian Small Cent |
Years Minted: | 1920-1936 |
Mint Marks: | |
Denomination: | C1C |
Obverse Design: | The portrait in left profile of George V is surrounded with the inscription "GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: REX ET IND:IMP" (George V, King and Emperor of India by the grace of God) Lettering: GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: REX ET IND:IMP: |
Obverse Designer: | Sir E.B. MacKennal |
Reverse Design: | The facial value is surrounded with the inscription "CANADA" and two maple leaves. Lettering: CANADA ONE CENT YEAR |
Reverse Designer: | Fred Lewis |
1920-1936 - George V - Canadian Small Cent
In Canada, a penny is a coin worth one cent, or 1⁄100 of a dollar. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the official national term of the coin is the "one-cent piece", but in practice the terms penny and cent predominate. Originally, "penny" referred to a two-cent coin. When the two-cent coin was discontinued, penny took over as the new one-cent coin's name. Penny was likely readily adopted because the previous coinage in Canada (up to 1858) was the British monetary system, where Canada used British pounds, shillings, and pence as coinage alongside U.S. decimal coins and Spanish milled dollars. Production of the penny ceased in May 2012, and the Royal Canadian Mint ceased the distribution of them as of February 4, 2013. However, like all discontinued currency in the Canadian monetary system, the coin remains legal tender. Once distribution of the coin ceased, though, vendors no longer were expected to return pennies as change for cash purchases, and were encouraged to round purchases to the nearest nickel. Non-cash transactions are still denominated to the cent. REF Canadian Circulation: A national symbol-the 1-cent coin Source: mint.ca 1920 - 1936 The two maple leaves This design, created by Fred Lewis, coincided with a reduction in the 1-cent coin's diameter. 1920 - 1941 Composition: 95.5% copper, 3% tin, 1.5% zinc Weight (g): 3.24 Diameter (mm): 19.05 Thickness (mm): 1.65 Mintage: 1920 - 22,246,170 1921 - 7,601,627 1922 - 1,243,635 1923 - 1,019,022 1924 - 1,593,195 1925 - 1,000,622 1926 - 2,143,372 1927 - 3,553,928 1928 - 9,144,860 1929 - 12,159,840 1930 - 2,538,613 1931 - 3,842,776 1932 - 21,316,190 1933 - 12,079,310 1934 - 7,042,358 1935 - 7,526,400 1936 - 8,768,769 REF Coin - 1 Cent, Canada Source: musuemvictoria.com.au Dimensions: 19 mm (Diameter) Weight: 3.236 g (Weight) Denomination: 1 Cent Obverse Description: Crowned and draped bust of the King facing left; around, GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: REX ET IND: IMP:; artist's initials, B.M., on bust truncation Reverse Description: In four lines, CANADA ONE CENT 1920; maple leaf on either side of the word CENT Edge Description: Plain Shape: round Material: Bronze Issued By: Canada, 1920 Mint: Ottawa Branch of the Royal Mint, Canada, 1920 Artist: Sir Bertram Mackennal, Great Britain, 1911 References: KM#28 REF 1 Cent - George V small cent KM# 28 Features Country Canada Years 1920-1936 Value 1 Cent (0.01 CAD) Metal Bronze (.955 Cu, .030 Sn, .015 Zn) Weight 3.24 g Diameter 19.05 mm Thickness 1.65 mm Engravers Edgar Bertram MacKennal (obverse) Fred Lewis, W.H.J. Blakemore (reverse) Shape Round Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Demonetized yes Edge: Plain REF |
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