Elizabeth II - 1 Cent 1965 - FDC

Country: Canada. Queen Elizabeth II
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1965 (1965-1979)
Value: 1 Cent (0.01)
Currency: Canadian Dollar (1858-Date)
Mintage: 304,441,082
Composition: Bronze
Weight: 3.24 g
Diameter: 19.05 mm
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Grade: UNC
References: KM# 59.1, Schön# 58 (small beads, pointed 5; var. 1)

Obverse:
The portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right from when she was 39 years old surrounded with the inscription "ELIZABETH II D • G • REGINA"

Lettering: ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA

Translation: Elizabeth II, Queen by the Grace of God

Engraver: Arnold Machin 

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

Lettering:
1 CENT
1965
CANADA

Engraver: George Kruger Gray 

Edge
Plain

Mint:
Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)

Comments:
1965 obverse varieties:
Large beads: A in REGINA points to the right end of a bead (common)
Small beads: A in REGINA points to the 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)

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.

Référence : KM# 59.1, Schön# 58

Source : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4...

Collection : Canada - Monnaies et Tokens