Canadian 2-dollar coin · Elizabeth II
2000 Canadian 2 dollars (toonie)
A 2000 Canadian 2-dollar coin contains no silver.
Reported mintage, 2000
29,847,000The 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, 2000
That is the 21st 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
Path of Knowledge (2000)
For the new millennium, artist Tony Bianco illustrated a female polar bear and her two cubs to represent the transfer of knowledge from one generation to the next. The inscription on the coin's outer rim reads "Knowledge - Le Savoir." This was the only "tails" design to appear on the 2000 2-dollar circulation coin.
The rest of your 2000 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 2000 2-dollar coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.
| Denomination | Composition in 2000 | Silver | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cent penny | 94% steel, 1.5% nickel, 4.5% copper plating | none | 902,506,000 |
| 5 cents nickel | 94.5% steel, 3.5% copper, 2% nickel plating | none | 108,514,000 |
| 10 cents dime | 92% steel, 5.5% copper, 2.5% nickel | none | 195,117,000 |
| 25 cents quarter | 94% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel plating | none | 415,894,000 |
| 50 cents half dollar | 93.15% steel, 4.75% copper, 2.1% nickel plating | none | 559,000 |
| 1 dollar | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | none | 0 |