Canadian 10-cent coin · Elizabeth II
1994 Canadian 10 cents (dime)
A 1994 Canadian 10-cent coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 1994
145,800,000The 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 - 1999 | 99.9% nickel | 2.07 g | none | 18.03 mm | attracted |
How many were struck
Reported mintage, 1994
That is the 80th lowest of the 111 years in which the Mint reports striking a 10-cent coin, in a range running from 384,056 to 704,000,000. 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
The rest of your 1994 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 1994 10-cent coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.
| Denomination | Composition in 1994 | Silver | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cent penny | 98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc | none | 639,516,000 |
| 5 cents nickel | 75% copper, 25% nickel | none | 99,352,000 |
| 25 cents quarter | 99.9% nickel | none | 77,670,000 |
| 50 cents half dollar | 99% nickel (minimum) | none | 987,000 |
| 1 dollar | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 40,406,000 |