Canadian 25-cent coin · Elizabeth II
2017 Canadian 25 cents (quarter)
A 2017 Canadian 25-cent coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 2017
20,000,000The Mint records this coin as 94% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel plating. 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 | 94% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel plating | 4.4 g | none | 23.88 mm | attracted |
How many were struck
Reported mintage, 2017
That is the 54th 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.
The Mint prints this figure as “Classic: 0, Canada 150: 20,000,000”, splitting the year between designs. The total above is the sum of those figures.
Portrait on the obverse
Elizabeth II
Canadian artist, Susanna Blunt, designed the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, again accompanied by the words ELIZABETH II D G REGINA. Blunt's version recalls the effigy of George VI, who also chose to be portrayed without a crown.
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 2017 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 2017 25-cent coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.
| Denomination | Composition in 2017 | Silver | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 cents nickel | 94.5% steel, 3.5% copper, 2% nickel plating | none | 20,000,000 |
| 10 cents dime | 92% steel, 5.5% copper, 2.5% nickel | none | 20,000,000 |
| 1 dollar | multi-ply brass plated steel | none | 10,000,000 |
| 2 dollars toonie | outer ring - multi-ply nickel plated steel, insert - multi-ply brass plated aluminum bronze | none | 10,000,000 |