Canadian 5-cent coin · Elizabeth II
1999 Canadian 5 cents (nickel)
A 1999 Canadian 5-cent coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 1999
124,861,000The Mint records this coin as 75% copper, 25% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 - 1999 | 75% copper, 25% nickel | 4.6 g | none | 21.2 mm | not stated |
How many were struck
Reported mintage, 1999
That is the 98th 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
A new effigy of Queen Elizabeth II was unveiled in 1990 when she was 64 years old. This was the first to be designed by a Canadian, Dora de Pédery-Hunt, and the coin kept the ELIZABETH II D G REGINA inscription.
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 1999 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 1999 5-cent coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.
| Denomination | Composition in 1999 | Silver | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cent penny | 98.4% zinc, 1.6% copper plating | none | 1,089,625,000 |
| 10 cents dime | 99.9% nickel | none | 258,462,000 |
| 25 cents quarter | 99.9% nickel | none | 258,888,996 |
| 50 cents half dollar | 99% nickel (minimum) | none | 496,000 |
| 1 dollar | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 0 |
| 2 dollars toonie | outer ring 99% nickel, inner core 92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel | none | 25,130,000 |