Canadian 1-dollar coin · 1987 - 1991, 1993 - present
The Loonie
The 1-dollar bill was replaced in 1987 by a new eleven-sided circulation coin nicknamed the 'Loonie'. Robert-Ralph Carmichael's popular design features a Canadian loon, and is made of aureate bronze.
What a coin with this design is made of
Every 1-dollar coin carrying this design falls outside the years the Mint records a silver-bearing composition for. There is no silver in any of them, so there is no melt value to work out. What one of these is worth depends on condition and on the date, and this site does not publish figures for either.
Across the years the Mint reports for this design, 1,545,233,441 1-dollar coins were struck.
Denomination
Three different coins under one denomination: the large 80% silver dollar of 1935 to 1967, the pure nickel dollar of 1968 to 1986, and the loonie from 1987.
What these sell for
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Every year of this design
| Year | Composition | Silver | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 205,405,000 |
| 1988 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 138,893,539 |
| 1989 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 184,773,902 |
| 1990 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 68,402,000 |
| 1991 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 23,156,000 |
| 1993 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 33,662,000 |
| 1994 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 40,406,000 |
| 1995 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 41,813,000 |
| 1996 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 17,101,000 |
| 1997 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | none struck |
| 1998 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | none struck |
| 1999 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | none struck |
| 2000 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | none struck |
| 2001 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | none struck |
| 2002 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 2,301,000 |
| 2003 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 5,102,000 |
| 2004 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 10,894,000 |
| 2005 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 44,375,000 |
| 2006 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 49,111,000 |
| 2007 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 38,045,000 |
| 2008 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 29,561,000 |
| 2009 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 39,601,000 |
| 2010 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 24,460,000 |
| 2011 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 25,410,000 |
| 2012 | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating; or multi-ply brass plated steel | none | 119,519,000 |
| 2013 | multi-ply brass plated steel | none | 120,330,000 |
| 2014 | multi-ply brass plated steel | none | 24,978,000 |
| 2015 | multi-ply brass plated steel | none | 22,140,000 |
| 2016 | multi-ply brass plated steel | none | 69,664,000 |
| 2017 | multi-ply brass plated steel | none | 10,000,000 |
| 2018 | multi-ply brass plated steel | none | 33,930,000 |
| 2019 | multi-ply brass plated steel | none | 26,670,000 |
| 2020 | multi-ply brass plated steel | none | 15,636,000 |
| 2021 | multi-ply brass plated steel | none | 24,875,000 |
| 2022 | multi-ply brass plated steel | none | 37,889,000 |
| 2023 | multi-ply brass plated steel | none | 1,110,000 |
| 2024 | multi-ply brass plated steel | none | 16,020,000 |
Other 1 dollar reverses
1935 - 1938, 1940 - 1948, 1950 - 1957, 1959 - 1963, 1965 - 1966, 1968 - 1969, and 1975 - 1986
The Voyageur
1939
The Royal Visit
1949
Newfoundland joins Confederation
1958
The founding of British Columbia
1964
The Confederation meetings
1967
The centennial dollar
1970
Manitoba's centennial
1971
British Columbia's centennial
1973
Prince Edward Island's centennial
1974
Winnipeg's centennial
1982
The Constitution commemorative coin
1984
Jacques Cartier on the Gaspé
1992
The 125th Anniversary of Confederation
1994
The National War Memorial coin
1995
The Peacekeeping coin
2004
Lucky Loonie
2005
Terry Fox
2006
Lucky Loonie
2008
Lucky Loonie