Wednesday, March 19, 2014

1959 Canada Cent

Awww Queen Elizabeth II was so young on this coin. As you may notice they have updated her image a few times since these early cents were first issued. After 55 years the queen has changed a lot but this circulated cent seems to be holding up well.

There seems to be no shortage of Canadian coins in my change lately. It could be that the Canadians are secretly crossing the borders to buy stuff in America with there almost useless cents. Despite the price of things going up in the U.S. you still can buy thing that need a cent or four more to complete the sale. Using cent coins is not a bad idea especially since they are left behind almost anywhere.

I think I am averaging 3 cents found everyday. That is just over $10.00 a year which is a bad lunch or a small bill. That is just in pennies if I include other finds from the ground it is 6 times as much. I kind of feel bad the Canadians can no longer take advantage of this.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Cent / Canada
Year: 1959
Mintage: 83,615,343
Metal: 98% Copper, 0.5% Tin, 1.5% Zinc
Value: $0.05 in Very-Fine

Do you have a cent from Canada and want to know its value? Leave a comment/question and I will do my best to find out the price and history for you

3 dollars worth, for Comments/Questions click here.:

J. Money said...

Nice one! I found a 1949 one in a roll last week myself.. I think it was a 49'er anyways. Had a dude on it, that much I'm sure :)

First time on the blog btw, enjoying it!

Man said...

I found a 1949 one in a roll last week myself.. I think it was a 49'er anyways. Had a dude on it

Nice that was the Queen's father, King George would die 3 years later.

J. Money said...

Yikes!