Canadian 5-cent coin · Elizabeth II
2006 Canadian 5 cents (nickel)
A 2006 Canadian 5-cent coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 2006
184,874,000The Mint records this coin as 94.5% steel, 3.5% copper, 2% nickel plating. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 - present | 94.5% steel, 3.5% copper, 2% nickel plating | 3.95 g | none | 21.2 mm | attracted |
How many were struck
Reported mintage, 2006
That is the 110th 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
Canadian artist, Susanna Blunt, designed the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, again accompanied by the words ELIZABETH II D G REGINA. Blunt's version recalls the effigy of George VI, who also chose to be portrayed without a crown.
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 2006 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 2006 5-cent coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.
| Denomination | Composition in 2006 | Silver | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cent penny | 94% steel, 1.5% nickel, 4.5% copper plating | none | 1,261,883,000 |
| 10 cents dime | 92% steel, 5.5% copper, 2.5% nickel | none | 331,647,000 |
| 25 cents quarter | 94% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel plating | none | 629,018,000 |
| 50 cents half dollar | 93.15% steel, 4.75% copper, 2.1% nickel plating | none | 98,000 |
| 1 dollar | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 49,111,000 |
| 2 dollars toonie | outer ring 99% nickel, inner core 92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel | none | 35,319,000 |