Canadian 1-dollar coin · Elizabeth II
1971 Canadian 1 dollar
A 1971 Canadian 1-dollar coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 1971
4,260,781The 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 - 1982 | 99.9% nickel | 15.62 g | none | 32.13 mm | attracted |
How many were struck
Reported mintage, 1971
That is the 42nd lowest of the 80 years in which the Mint reports striking a 1-dollar coin, in a range running from 18,780 to 205,405,000. 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
1971
Thomas Shingles' design commemorates the centennial of British Columbia's joining Confederation. The coin features British Columbia's coat of arms and its provincial flower, the dogwood.
The rest of your 1971 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 1971 1-dollar coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.