Canadian 5-cent coin · Charles III
2024 Canadian 5 cents (nickel)
A 2024 Canadian 5-cent coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 2024
46,536,000The 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, 2024
That is the 68th 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
Charles III
Another Canadian artist, Steven Rosati, designed the first effigy of His Majesty King Charles III accompanied by the words CHARLES III D G REX. His Majesty’s profile faces left, in keeping with the longstanding tradition of facing in the opposite direction to their immediate predecessor.
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 2024 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 2024 5-cent coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.
| Denomination | Composition in 2024 | Silver | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 cents dime | 92% steel, 5.5% copper, 2.5% nickel | none | 73,975,000 |
| 25 cents quarter | 94% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel plating | none | 63,840,000 |
| 1 dollar | multi-ply brass plated steel | none | 16,020,000 |
| 2 dollars toonie | outer ring - multi-ply nickel plated steel, insert - multi-ply brass plated aluminum bronze | none | 16,690,000 |