5 Cents - Elizabeth II 1st portrait, steel

Features

Issuer	Canada
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1953-1954
Value	5 Cents 0.05 CAD = USD 0.036
Currency	Dollar (1858-date)
Composition	Chromium plated steel
Weight	4.54 g
Diameter	21.234 mm
Thickness	1.70 mm
Shape	Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 405
References	KM# 50 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 49 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Bust of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 27 years of age, wearing a wreath, facing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
M·G·

Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God

Engraver: Thomas Shingles

Designer: Mary Gillick

Reverse

A beaver, over the inscription "CANADA", is surrounded with the face value, flanked on both sides by a maple leaf.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5 CENTS
CANADA
1953
K·G

Engraver: Thomas Shingles

Designer: George Kruger Gray

Edge

Plain

Mint

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

Comments

Maple leaf variant

Shoulder strap variants

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1953		$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.20	$ 0.34	$ 0.55	$ 0.55	$ 6.20	With a fold on the shoulder, leaves closer. Qty included below	43%
1953				$ 2.20	$ 2.20			$ 2.20	With a fold on the shoulder, leaves farther. Qty included below	10%
1953						$ 2.10			Without a fold on shoulder, leaves close. Qty included below.	3%
1953	16 635 552	$ 0.12	$ 0.16	$ 0.20	$ 0.42	$ 1.00	$ 1.60	$ 5.20	Without a fold on the shoulder, leaves far.	47%
1954	6 998 662	$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.22	$ 0.58	$ 0.95	$ 0.96	$ 5.30	With a fold on the shoulder	48%
1954									Without a fold on shoulder. Qty included below.	0.7%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2024 May 7 Spotlight: Canada World Coins Showcase Auction 61383 Lot 23165	7 May 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 57.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Weekly World and Ancient Coin Auction 231908 Lot 63145	21 Feb 2019	Undetermined	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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