7 denominations on record · Elizabeth II on the obverse
Canadian coins dated 1999
Nothing struck for circulation in 1999 contains any silver. Whatever a 1999 coin is worth, it is not worth it as metal.
Coins struck in 1999, all denominations
1,757,462,996Across 6 of the 7 denominations on record for 1999. Nothing dated 1999 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 1999
| Coin | Composition in 1999 | Weight | Silver | Mintage | Magnet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cent penny | 98.4% zinc, 1.6% copper plating | 2.25 g | none | 1,089,625,000 | not attracted |
| 5 cents nickel | 75% copper, 25% nickel | 4.6 g | none | 124,861,000 | not stated |
| 10 cents dime | 99.9% nickel | 2.07 g | none | 258,462,000 | attracted |
| 25 cents quarter | 99.9% nickel | 5.05 g | none | 258,888,996 | attracted |
| 50 cents half dollar | 99% nickel (minimum) | 8.1 g | none | 496,000 | attracted |
| 1 dollar | 91.5% nickel, 8.5% bronze plating | 7 g | none | none struck | attracted |
| 2 dollars toonie | outer ring 99% nickel, inner core 92% copper, 6% aluminum, 2% nickel | 7.3 g | none | 25,130,000 | not stated |
Struck none in 1999
The Mint reports a mintage of zero in 1999 for 1 dollar. A coin carrying this date in one of those denominations should not exist, and is far more likely to be a worn example of a neighbouring year.
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
Poised on the edge of the new millennium, the 'Create a Centsation!' contest received 33,000 design submissions from Canadians for the two series of 25-cent Millennium circulation coins. The 1999 series commemorated the last 1,000 years. 1999 Millenium Collection - January 1999 Millenium Collection - February 1999 Millenium Collection - March 1999 Millenium Collection - April 1999 Millenium Collection - May 1999 Millenium Collection - June 1999 Millenium Collection - July 1999 Millenium Collection - August 1999 Millenium Collection - September 1999 Millenium Collection - October 1999 Millenium Collection - November 1999 Millenium Collection - December
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.
50 cents
In 1994, the motto of the Order of Canada was added to the Coat of Arms, which is the version of the coin produced today.
1 dollar
The 1-dollar bill was replaced in 1987 by a new eleven-sided circulation coin nicknamed the 'Loonie'. Robert-Ralph Carmichael's popular design features a Canadian loon, and is made of aureate bronze.
2 dollars
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.
Whose portrait is on it
A Canadian coin dated 1999 carries the effigy of Elizabeth II, used from 1990 to 2002.
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.
What 1999 coins sell for
Completed sales rather than a catalogue value, because we do not publish catalogue values.
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