5 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait modified

Features

Issuer	Canada
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1979-1981
Value	5 Cents 0.05 CAD = USD 0.036
Currency	Dollar (1858-date)
Composition	Nickel
Weight	4.54 g
Diameter	21.21 mm
Thickness	1.7 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 444616
References	KM# 60.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 60 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 37 years of age, wearing tiara, facing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA

Unabridged legend: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA

Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God

Designer: Arnold Machin

Reverse

A North American Beaver (Binomial Name: Castor canadensis), above the country name, surrounded with the face value, flanked on both sides by a maple leaf

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5 CENTS
CANADA
1979
K·G

Engraver: Thomas Shingles

Designer: George Kruger Gray

Edge

Plain

Mint

Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg, Canada (1976-date)

Comments

“Starting with the 1979 coinage, and as part of a general standardization of the coinage, the portrait of the Queen was reduced. The aim was to make the size of the portrait proportional to the diameter of the coin, whatever the denomination.” - Standard Charlton catalog Volume I

"The reorganization of numismatic products in 1980 saw the inclusion of Proof coins in the sets offered by the Royal Canadian Mint." - Standard Charlton Catalogue Volume I

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1979	186 295 825	$ 0.05	$ 0.09	$ 0.12	$ 0.14	$ 0.20	$ 0.24	$ 0.77		63%
1979	187 624							$ 0.96	Prooflike	0.9%
1979	186 872							$ 0.78	Specimen	0.3%
1980	134 878 000	$ 0.09	$ 0.09	$ 0.12	$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.24	$ 0.79		53%
1980	169 390							$ 2.40	Prooflike	1.1%
1980	204 322							$ 1.00	Specimen	0.3%
1981	99 107 900	$ 0.06	$ 0.08	$ 0.10	$ 0.17	$ 0.19	$ 0.86	$ 0.90		40%
1981	199 000							$ 1.30	Proof	4%
1981	186 250							$ 0.78	Prooflike	0.6%
1981	71 300							$ 1.70	Specimen	0.3%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 232007 Lot 62237	13 Feb 2020	1979	UNC (NGC MS62)	USD 384.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 232002 Lot 62243	9 Jan 2020	1980	UNC (PCGS MS65)	USD 444.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2026 April 19 Spotlight: Canada World Coins Showcase Auction 61613 Lot 25118	19 Apr 2026	Undetermined	UNC (NGC MS67)	USD 366.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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