1953 - Present Elizabeth II Five Cents / Nickel

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Elizabeth II Five Cent / Nickel General Grading Standards F12 Fine - The four central laurel leaves and the top next leaves are almost worn through. The hair detail above and below the ear is gone. Dress folds are worn. VF20 Very Fine - The hairline from above the eye down to the nape of the neck shows wear. The four central leaves of the laurel wreath are worn. The dress folds are clear. EF40 Extremely Fine - There is slight wear on the swept back hair and the laurel wreath. The eyebrow is worn. The dress folds are distinct. Mint luster has all but disappeared. AU50 About Uncirculated - Slight traces of wear on high points. Fifty percent of mint luster still remains. AU55 About Uncirculated - Very slight wear on the eyebrow and other high points. The mint luster has been disturbed and forms a halo around the portrait. MS60 Uncirculated - No traces of wear. Hairlines, contact marks, and blemishes are present on all parts of the design. High degree of luster that may be slightly disturbed. MS63 Select Uncirculated - No traces of wear. Will have minor hairline scratches, contact marks, and blemishes. Will have original mint luster. MS65 Gem Uncirculated - No traces of wear. A nearly perfect coin with very minor hairline scratches, contact marks, or blemishes only in secondary areas. Will have full original mint luster.

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Laureate Bust, Beaver Design, 12 Sided, Steel, 1953 - 1954

Weight: 4.54 Grams Content: Nickel (.0127 mm) and chromium (.0003 mm) plated steel. Diameter: Opposite Corners: 21.3 mm, Opposite Sides: 20.9 mm

Edge: Plain Designer: Obverse: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles Engraver: Obverse: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
1953	16,635,552
1954	6,998,662

Laureate Bust, Beaver Design, 12 Sided, Nickel, 1955 - 1962

Weight: 4.54 Grams Content: 100% Nickel Diameter: Opposite Corners: 21.3 mm, Opposite Sides: 20.9 mm

Edge: Plain Designer: Obverse: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles Engraver: Obverse: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
1955	5,355,028
1956	9,399,854
1957	7,387,703
1958	7,607,521
1959	11,552,523
1960	37,157,433
1961	47,889,051
1962	46,307,305

Laureate Bust, Beaver Design, Round, Nickel, 1963 - 1964

Weight: 4.54 Grams Content: 100% Nickel Diameter: 21.21 mm

Edge: Plain Designer: Obverse: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles Engraver: Obverse: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
1963	43,970,320
1964	78,075,068

Tiara Portrait, Beaver Design, Round, Nickel, 1965 - 1966

Weight: 4.54 Grams Content: 100% Nickel Diameter: 21.21 mm

Edge: Plain Designer: Obverse: Arnold Machin, RCM Staff Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles Engraver: Obverse: Arnold Machin, RCM Staff Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
1965	84,876,018
1966	27,976,648

Tiara Portrait, Centennial (Rabbit) Design, Round, Nickel, 1967

Weight: 4.54 Grams Content: 100% Nickel Diameter: 21.21 mm

Edge: Plain Designer: Obverse: Arnold Machin, RCM Staff Reverse: Alex Colville, Myron Cook Engraver: Obverse: Arnold Machin, RCM Staff Reverse: Alex Colville, Myron Cook

Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
1967	36,876,574

Tiara Portrait, Beaver Design Resumed, Round, Nickel, 1968 - 1981

Weight: 4.54 Grams Content: 100% Nickel Diameter: 21.21 mm

Edge: Plain Designer: Obverse: Arnold Machin, RCM Staff Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles Engraver: Obverse: Arnold Machin, RCM Staff Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
1968	99,253,330
1969	27,830,229
1970	5,726,010
1971	27,312,609
1972	62,417,387
1973	53,507,435
1974	94,704,645
1975	138,882,000
1976	55,140,213
1977	89,120,791
1978	137,079,273
1979	186,295,825
1980	134,878,000
1981	99,107,900

Modified Tiara Portrait, Beaver Design, Round, 1982 - 1989

Weight: 4.54 Grams Content: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel Diameter: 21.2 mm

Edge: Plain Designer: Obverse: Arnold Machin, Walter Ott Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles Engraver: Obverse: Arnold Machin, Walter Ott Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
1982	105,539,898
1983	72,596,000
1984	84,088,000
1985	126,618,000
1986	156,104,000
1987	106,299,000
1988	75,025,000
1989	141,435,538

Diademed Portrait, Beaver Design, Round, Cupro-Nickel 1990 - 1992

Weight: 4.6 Grams Content: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel Diameter: 21.2 mm

Edge: Plain Designer: Obverse: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Ago Aarand Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles Engraver: Obverse: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Ago Aarand Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
1990	42,537,000
1991	10,931,000
1992	53,732,000

Diademed Portrait, Beaver Design, Round, Cupro-Nickel and Multi-Ply Plated Steel 1993 - 2003

Edge: Plain

Designer: Obverse: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Ago Aarand Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles Engraver: Obverse: Dora de Pedery-Hunt, Ago Aarand Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Year/ Mint Mark	Content	Weight	Diameter	Mintage
1993	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	86,877,000
1994	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	99,352,000
1995	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	78,780,000
1996	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	36,686,000
1997	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	27,354,000
1998	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	156,873,000
1999	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	124,861,000
1999P	Issued for testing only.
2000	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	105,868,000
2000P	94.5% Steel, 3.5% Copper, 2% Nickel	3.95 Grams	21.1 mm	4,899,000
2001	75% Copper, 25% Nickel	4.6 Grams	21.2 mm	30,035,000
2001P	94.5% Steel, 3.5% Copper, 2% Nickel	3.95 Grams	21.1 mm	136,656,000
2002P	94.5% Steel, 3.5% Copper, 2% Nickel	3.95 Grams	21.1 mm	135,960,000
2003P	94.5% Steel, 3.5% Copper, 2% Nickel	3.95 Grams	21.1 mm	32,986,921

Uncrowned Portrait, Beaver Design, Round, Multi-Ply Plated Steel 2003 - 2006

Weight: 3.95 Grams Content: 94.5% Steel, 3.5% Copper, 2% Nickel Diameter: 21.1 mm

Edge: Plain Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles Engraver: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
2003P	61,392,180
2004P	132,097,000
2005P1	89,664,000
2006P	94,226,000

¹Also available in RCM rolls which are included in the mintage shown.

Commemorative Victory Design, Round, Multi-Ply Plated Steel 2005

Weight: 3.95 Grams Content: 94.5% Steel, 3.5% Copper, 2% Nickel Diameter: 21.1 mm

Edge: Plain Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: Thomas Shingles Engraver: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: Thomas Shingles

Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
2005P1	59,258,000

¹Also available in RCM rolls which are included in the mintage shown.

Uncrowned Portrait, Beaver Design, Round, Cupro-Nickel 2006

Weight: 4.6 Grams Content: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel Diameter: 21.2 mm

Edge: Plain Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles Engraver: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
2006	43,008,000

Uncrowned Portrait, Beaver Design, Round, Multi-Ply Plated Steel, RCM Logo 2006 - 2010

Weight: 3.95 Grams Content: 94.5% Steel, 3.5% Copper, 2% Nickel Diameter: 21.1 mm

Edge: Plain Designer: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles Engraver: Obverse: Susanna Blunt, Susan Taylor Reverse: G. E. Kruger-Gray, Thomas Shingles

Year/ Mint Mark	Mintage
2006	45,082,000
2007	221,472,000
2008	278,530,000
2009	121,632,000
2010	N/A

Composition Mark Legend

Composition Mark	Composition
P	Multi-Ply Plated Steel

Mint Mark Legend

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
None	Royal Canadian Mint, Canada	1937 - Present

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