Canadian 10-cent coin · Elizabeth II
2001 Canadian 10 cents (dime)
A 2001 Canadian 10-cent coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 2001
272,465,000The Mint records this coin as 92% steel, 5.5% copper, 2.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 - present | 92% steel, 5.5% copper, 2.5% nickel | 1.75 g | none | 18.03 mm | attracted |
How many were struck
Reported mintage, 2001
That is the 103rd 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.
Designs on the reverse
2001
International Year of the Volunteer
This coin was issued in honour of the United Nations' International Year of the Volunteer and pays tribute to the millions of Canadians who help those in need.
The rest of your 2001 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 2001 10-cent coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.
| Denomination | Composition in 2001 | Silver | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cent penny | 94% steel, 1.5% nickel, 4.5% copper plating | none | 928,434,000 |
| 5 cents nickel | 94.5% steel, 3.5% copper, 2% nickel plating | none | 166,686,000 |
| 25 cents quarter | 94% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel plating | none | 62,227,000 |
| 50 cents half dollar | 93.15% steel, 4.75% copper, 2.1% nickel plating | none | 403,000 |
| 1 dollar | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 0 |
| 2 dollars toonie | outer ring 99% nickel, inner core 92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel | none | 11,910,000 |