Canadian 2-dollar coin · Elizabeth II
1999 Canadian 2 dollars (toonie)
A 1999 Canadian 2-dollar coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 1999
25,130,000The Mint records this coin as outer ring 99% nickel, inner core 92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 - 2012 | outer ring 99% nickel, inner core 92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel | 7.3 g | none | 28 mm | not stated |
How many were struck
Reported mintage, 1999
That is the 16th lowest of the 29 years in which the Mint reports striking a 2-dollar coin, in a range running from 1,045,000 to 375,483,000. 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 Founding of Nunavut (1999)
Nunavut First Nations artist Germaine Arnaktauyok created a special design to commemorate the founding of Nunavut, Canada's newest territory. This design appeared on all 1999 2-dollar coins produced for general circulation. In 1999, the Polar Bear design appeared only in a limited number of special coin sets produced for the collector market.
The rest of your 1999 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 1999 2-dollar coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.
| Denomination | Composition in 1999 | Silver | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cent penny | 98.4% zinc, 1.6% copper plating | none | 1,089,625,000 |
| 5 cents nickel | 75% copper, 25% nickel | none | 124,861,000 |
| 10 cents dime | 99.9% nickel | none | 258,462,000 |
| 25 cents quarter | 99.9% nickel | none | 258,888,996 |
| 50 cents half dollar | 99% nickel (minimum) | none | 496,000 |
| 1 dollar | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 0 |