Canadian 5-cent coin · Elizabeth II
1973 Canadian 5 cents (nickel)
A 1973 Canadian 5-cent coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 1973
53,507,435The Mint records this coin as 99.9% nickel. There is no melt trade in it and no dealer prices it by weight.
What the Mint says it is made of
| Period | Composition | Weight | Silver | Diameter | Magnet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 - 1981 | 99.9% nickel | 4.54 g | none | 21.21 mm | attracted |
How many were struck
Reported mintage, 1973
That is the 70th lowest of the 117 years in which the Mint reports striking a 5-cent coin, in a range running from 200,050 to 278,530,000. Mintage is a count of coins made, not of coins that survive: the Mint has no way of knowing how many of these were later returned and melted, and for a silver denomination in the 1960s that number is large.
Portrait on the obverse
Elizabeth II
This updated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II appeared with the inscription ELIZABETH II D G REGINA, a shortened form of the original.
The design on the reverse
1937 - 1942, 1946 - 1950, 1952 - 1966, 1968 - present
The beaver design was created in 1937 by G.E. Kruger-Gray as part of a coin modernization effort.
The rest of your 1973 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 1973 5-cent coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.