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1945V Valued Member Canada 386 Posts	Posted 02/21/2014 5:29 pm The answers to the following questions are small cent pennies issued for circulation prior to 2013. 1) What happened to Canadian pennies during World War II ? 2) In which year was portrait of a monarch changed after a scandal arose ? 3) Which year of the Canadian penny had the most variations ? Which year is in the number two spot ? 4) Which penny has the lowest officially documented mintage? 5) Name all the years that pennies had altered designs to mark historical events. 6) Name all the metals that have been used to make Canadian pennies ? 7) Besides G.E. Kruger Gray, which other artist(s) work appears on Canadian pennies on the reverse side? 8) What do 1965 and 1985 pennies have in common ? 9) What two changes did the penny undergo in the 1980's ? 10) What three changes did the penny undergo in the 1990's ? 11) Why does the 2008 penny stand out compared to its peers ? 12) The portrait of which monarch under went the most portrait changes ? Report this Post to the Staff

DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9862 Posts	Posted 02/23/2014 10:52 pm I'll get this started 1) -more 1cent coins were produced during the war years than in all previous 80 years combined,the mintage of 1943 wasn't eclipsed for about 15 years -almost 400,000 Canadians went overseas and learned the difference between a penny and a cent -due to a wartime shortage in 1942 the amount of tin in the alloy was reduced to .5% and that composition of 98% copper,.5% tin and .15% zinc was unchanged 'til '97 "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 02/23/2014 10:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
chadcoins Pillar of the Community Canada 1159 Posts	Posted 02/23/2014 11:01 pm 2006 had 6 different varieties with mint marks,no mint mark and non mag and magnetic. To me the second spot goes to the year 1965 with 4 varieties. Report this Post to the Staff
osmiumblue Valued Member Canada 245 Posts	Posted 02/24/2014 12:09 am 2) ~~1937~~ 1953; Edward viii coins were never minted, so I assume you are talking about SF/NSF scandal... 4) 1925 5) 1936 dot, 1937, 1947 ML/1948, 1953, 1967, 1992, 2002 6) Cu, Sn, Zn, Ni, Steel (Fe, Mn, Al,...) 7) L.C. Wyon, W. H. J. Blackmore, Fred Lewis, and Alex Colville 8) 98% Cu 9) Reduced weight, round to 12-sided 12) Elizabeth II Edited by osmiumblue 02/24/2014 12:59 am Report this Post to the Staff
chadcoins Pillar of the Community Canada 1159 Posts	Posted 02/24/2014 01:15 am 1965 and 1985 have pointed 5 varieties. Report this Post to the Staff
ksmcents Valued Member United States 306 Posts	Posted 02/24/2014 02:00 am 11) - No 2008 non-magnetic 1c coins were struck. Report this Post to the Staff
1945V Valued Member Canada 386 Posts	Posted 02/24/2014 6:02 pm 1) Composition change was the answer I had. I really like the two additional answer DBM provided. 2) 1954 Elizabeth II strapless obverse 3) 2006 had 6 varieties: no logo, P, RCM in mag and non mag 2003 had 5 varieties: no logo and P in with both diademed & uncrowned obverses, WP (uncrowned) I like Chadcoins 1965 answer which is a close third. 4) 2006P - 233,000 minted 5) 1937 (new monarch) 1948 (independence of India) 1953 (new monarch) 1967 (centennial of Canada) 1992 (125 year anniversary, Canada) 2002 (50 years anniversary, Queen Elizabeth II reign) 6) copper, tin, zinc, nickel, steel 7) Alex Colville (1967), Fred Lewis (1920-1936) 8) Both come in blunt 5 and pointed 5 varieties. 9) Shape (round to 12 sided), weight (2.8 to 2.5 g) 10) Shape (12 sided to round), weight 2.5 g to 2.25 g, composition (copper to copper plated zinc) 11) All other pennies during the 2000's came in at least two variations: magnetic and magnetic 12) 1954 SS, 1965, 1979, 1990, 2003 Report this Post to the Staff
chadcoins Pillar of the Community Canada 1159 Posts	Posted 02/24/2014 10:40 pm 2003 has 6 also with the gold plated mint report. Report this Post to the Staff
torgemco Pillar of the Community Canada 1046 Posts	Posted 02/24/2014 10:51 pm unpopular seller @ 94.2 Report this Post to the Staff
torgemco Pillar of the Community Canada 1046 Posts	Posted 02/24/2014 10:51 pm http://www.ebay.com/itm/Canada-Cana...t_632wt_1314 Report this Post to the Staff
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