Canadian 25-cent coin · Elizabeth II
1972 Canadian 25 cents (quarter)
A 1972 Canadian 25-cent coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 1972
43,743,387The 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 - 1977 | 99.9% nickel | 5.05 g | none | 23.88 mm | attracted |
How many were struck
Reported mintage, 1972
That is the 62nd lowest of the 110 years in which the Mint reports striking a 25-cent coin, in a range running from 242,382 to 629,018,000. 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
1937 - 1972, 1974 - 1991, 1993 - 1998, 2001-2008 and 2001-present
Emanuel Hahn's caribou design was adopted in 1937 in an effort to modernize Canada's circulation coins.
The rest of your 1972 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 1972 25-cent coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.