5-Cents, 1953-date (Elizabeth II)

Coins from 1953-1964 (Laureate Bust) weigh 4.54 grams, with a diameter of 21.3 mm (opposite corners) 20.9 mm (opposite sides) and a thickness of 1.7 mm. They have a composition of (1953-54) steel with .0127 mm nickel plating and .0003 mm chromium plating (1955-1964).99 nickel.
Coins from 1965-1978 (Tiara Obverse) weigh 4.54 grams, with a diameter of 21.21 mm and a thickness of 1.7 mm. They have a composition of .99 nickel.
Coins from 1979-date weigh 4.54 grams, with a diameter of 21.21 mm. They have a composition of (1979-1981) .99 nickel (1982-date).75 copper, .25 nickel.

1953 saw the use of two varieties of obverses, the "no shoulder fold" and the "shoulder fold" similiar to the one cent piece. In 1955, nickel was was used again for the five cent piece. In 1963, due to economic reasons, the production of round five cents were made for the first time since 1942. It was cheaper to make round coins because the coining presses lasted longer.

All coins issued in 1965 had a new obverse with the Queen showing more mature facial features and wearing a tiara. A hopping rabbit was designed in 1967 to commemorate the Confederation.

In 1979, the portrait of the Queen was made smaller making the portrait proportional to the diameter of the coin. A new, more contemporary portrait of the Queen wearing a diamond diadem necklace and earrings was introduced in 1990. In 1992, the 125th anniversary of Confederation, all coins had the date "1867-1992".

Please note that this catalogue is used as both an ordering tool and the only online reference list of its kind. We do not always have every item available in every grade, nor do we have every older coin or set. However, we tend to have many items available in many grades. Rare or hard to obtain items may not be available. Anything not currently available can be located for you if you request by sending an e-mail, fax, or by calling. Items in black print are known to be out of stock.

Year	Mintage	VG8	F12	VF20	EF40	AU50	MS60	MS63	MS64	MS65	PL
1953 No Shoulder Fold, Far	16,635,552		0.25	0.40	0.90	1.75	4.00	7.00	15.00	45.00
1953 No Shoulder Fold, Near	Incl. Above			300.00	500.00	800.00	1,400.00
1953 Shoulder Fold, Near	Incl. above		0.25	0.40	0.90	2.25	5.00	9.00	18.00	60.00
1953 Shoulder Fold, Far	Incl. Above			200.00	300.00	550.00	1,000.00
1954	6,998,662		0.40	0.70	1.40	2.50	7.00	14.00	22.00	70.00
1955	5,355,028		0.30	0.50	0.80	1.75	4.00	7.00	15.00	70.00
1956	9,399,854		0.20	0.40	0.75	1.50	3.00	5.00	15.00	65.00
1957	7,387,703		0.20	0.30	0.50	0.80	2.00	3.00	12.00	50.00
1957 Bugtail	Incl. above		2.00	3.00	5.00	7.00	18.00	45.00
1958	7,607,521		0.20	0.30	0.75	1.00	1.50	3.00	12.00	50.00
1959	11,552,523			0.20	0.30	0.35	0.50	1.00	12.00	40.00
1960	37,157,433				0.30	0.40	0.75	1.00	10.00	40.00
1961	47,889,051						0.50	1.00	10.00	40.00
1962	46,307,305						0.50	1.00	10.00	40.00	1.25
1962 Double Date	Incl. above		2.00	2.50	3.50	6.00	12.00	25.00	70.00
1963	43,970,320						0.45	0.75	9.00	80.00	0.75
1964	78,075,068						0.45	0.75	9.00	70.00	0.75
1964 Extra Water Line	Incl. above			[25]	[28]	[32]	40.00	130.00	750.00
1965 Small Beads	84,876,019						0.40	0.90	10.00	90.00	0.75
1965 Large Beads, Detached Jewel	Incl. Above						2,500.00	3,500.00
1966	27,678,469						0.40	0.90	15.00	250.00	0.75
1967	36,876,574						0.40	0.90	10.00	125.00	0.75
1968	99,253,330						0.40	0.90	10.00	30.00	0.50
1969	27,830,229						0.40	0.90	10.00	30.00	0.75
1970	5,726,010						0.60	1.75	10.00	30.00	0.75
1971	27,312,609						0.40	0.90	8.00	30.00	0.75
1972	62,417,387						0.40	0.90	8.00	30.00	0.75
1973	53,507,435						0.30	0.50	8.00	30.00	0.75
1974	94,704,645						0.40	0.90	8.00	[30]	0.75
1975	138,882,000						0.40	0.90	8.00	30.00	0.75
1976	55,140,213						0.40	0.90	8.00	30.00	0.75
1977 High 7	89,120,791						2.00	4.00	15.00	135.00	1.00
1977 Low 7	Incl. Above						[$3.00]	[$15.00]	[$25.00]	[$100.00]
1978	137,079,273						0.40	0.90	9.00	22.00	0.75
1979	137,079,273						0.40	0.90	9.00	22.00	0.75
1980	134,878,000						0.40	0.90	9.00	[40]	0.75
1981	99,107,900						[0.40]	0.90	[16]	[100]	0.75
1982	105,539,898						0.40	0.90	14.00	100.00	0.75
1983	72,596,000						0.40	0.50	20.00	100.00	1.00
1984	84,088,000						0.40	0.90	15.00	100.00	1.00
1985	126,618,000						0.40	0.90	15.00	100.00	1.00
1986	156,104,000						0.40	0.90	15.00	100.00	1.00
1987	106,299,000						0.40	0.90	15.00	[40]	1.00
1988	75,025,000						0.40	0.90	[15]	70.00	1.50
1989	141,435,538						0.40	0.90	15.00	45.00	1.50
1990	42,537,000						0.40	0.90	10.00	30.00	1.50
1991	10,931,000						0.75	1.00	10.00	30.00	5.00
1992	53,732,000						0.40	0.90	9.00	25.00	1.00
1993	86,877,000						0.40	0.90	9.00	45.00	1.00
1994	99,352,000						0.40	0.90	9.00	[25]	1.00
1995	78,780,000						0.40	0.90	9.00	60.00	1.50
1996 Near	36,686,000						0.50	1.00	9.00	25.00	[5]
1996 Far	Incl. Above						1.00	2.00	18.00	125.00
1997	27,354,000						0.25	0.90	6.00	25.00	1.50
1998	156,873,000						0.35	0.90	6.00	25.00
1998 W	n/a										[3]
1908-98 Antique	25,000										12.00
1908-98 Proof [sold out]	25,000										n/a
1999	104,206,000						0.35	0.75	5.00	18.00	1.50
1999 P	20,000										25.00
2000 P	4,899,000						[1.50]	[2]	[10.00]
2000	110,767,000						0.35	0.75	5.00	22.00
2000 W	n/a										[9.00]
2001	20,036,000						2.00	3.00	15.00	40.00
2001 P	146,650,000						0.35	0.90	6.00	22.00	1.50
1952-2002 P	135,960,000						0.35	0.90	5.00	22.00	1.50
2003 W P Uncrowned	56,471										[3]
2003 P Crowned	31,388,921						0.40	0.90	5.00	20.00	2.00
2003 P Uncrowned	61,392,180						0.50	1.00	15.00	50.00
2004 P	132,097,000						0.35	0.90	5.00	15.00	1.50
1944-2004 D-Day Silver [See under RCM]	20,019
2005 P	89,664,000						0.35	0.90	5.00	15.00
1945-2005P V.E. Day	59,258,000						0.35	0.75	5.00	15.00
1945-2005 VE Day Silver	42,792										n/a
2006 P	96,286,000						0.35	0.80	5.00	14.00	2.00
2006 Logo	Incl. Above						0.35	0.80	5.00	14.00	2.00
2006	Incl. Above						0.35	0.80	5.00	14.00	N/A
2007 Logo	218,914,000						0.35	0.80	5.00	14.00	2.00
2008 Logo	278,530,000						0.35	0.80	5.00	14.00	2.00
2009 Logo	266,448,000						0.35	0.80	5.00	14.00	2.00
2010 Logo	126,840,000						0.35	0.80	5.00	14.00	2.00
2011 Logo	230,328,000						0.35	0.80	5.00	14.00	2.00
2012 Logo	202,944,000						0.35	0.80	5.00	14.00	2.00
2013 Logo	78,120,000						0.35	0.80	5.00	14.00	2.00
2014 Logo	66,364,000						0.35	0.80	5.00	14.00	2.00
2015 Logo	87,360,000						0.35	0.80	5.00	14.00	2.00
2016 Logo	140,952,000						0.35	0.80	5.00	14.00
2017 (1867-2017)	126,680,000						0.45	0.80	5.00	14.00

All prices shown in Canadian Dollars