6 denominations on record · Elizabeth II on the obverse
Canadian coins dated 1971
Nothing struck for circulation in 1971 contains any silver. Whatever a 1971 coin is worth, it is not worth it as metal.
Coins struck in 1971, all denominations
421,245,866Across 6 of the 6 denominations on record for 1971. Nothing dated 1971 was struck in a silver-bearing alloy, so there is no melt figure for this year. Value here is a question about condition and scarcity, not about metal.
Every denomination dated 1971
| Coin | Composition in 1971 | Weight | Silver | Mintage | Magnet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cent penny | 98% copper, 0.5% tin, 1.5% zinc | 3.24 g | none | 298,228,936 | not attracted |
| 5 cents nickel | 99.9% nickel | 4.54 g | none | 27,312,609 | attracted |
| 10 cents dime | 99.9% nickel | 2.07 g | none | 41,106,968 | attracted |
| 25 cents quarter | 99.9% nickel | 5.05 g | none | 48,170,428 | attracted |
| 50 cents half dollar | 99% nickel (minimum) | 8.1 g | none | 2,166,144 | attracted |
| 1 dollar | 99.9% nickel | 15.62 g | none | 4,260,781 | attracted |
What was on the coins
1 cent
The maple leaf twig (round coin)
In 1937, as part of an effort to modernize Canada's coins, G.E. Kruger-Gray created the maple leaf twig design. His initials appear on the right.
5 cents
The beaver design was created in 1937 by G.E. Kruger-Gray as part of a coin modernization effort.
25 cents
Emanuel Hahn's caribou design was adopted in 1937 in an effort to modernize Canada's circulation coins.
50 cents
The Canadian Government approved a new Coat of Arms in 1957. In 1959 it appeared on the 50-cent coin, where it remains to this day.
1 dollar
Thomas Shingles' design commemorates the centennial of British Columbia's joining Confederation. The coin features British Columbia's coat of arms and its provincial flower, the dogwood.
Whose portrait is on it
A Canadian coin dated 1971 carries the effigy of Elizabeth II, used from 1965 to 1989.
This updated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II appeared with the inscription ELIZABETH II D G REGINA, a shortened form of the original.
What 1971 coins sell for
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