Canadian 1-dollar coin · Elizabeth II
1984 Canadian 1 dollar
A 1984 Canadian 1-dollar coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 1984
1,223,486The Mint records this coin as 99% nickel (minimum). 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 - 1986 | 99% nickel (minimum) | 15.62 g | none | 32.13 mm | attracted |
How many were struck
Reported mintage, 1984
That is the 19th 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.
Designs on the reverse
1935 - 1938, 1940 - 1948, 1950 - 1957, 1959 - 1963, 1965 - 1966, 1968 - 1969, and 1975 - 1986
This design by Emanuel Hahn features a voyageur and his Indigenous guide travelling by canoe. The illustration has been modified only slightly over the years. | |
1984
Hector Greville's design of Jacques Cartier and a cross with the French coat of arms commemorates the 450th anniversary of the explorer's landing on the Gaspé Peninsula.
The rest of your 1984 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 1984 1-dollar coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.