Canada 1960 5 cents

from the Stonecat Collection

This type, featuring the first bust of the queen, was issued in large quantities 1953-62. The first two years (1953-54) were nickel plated steel (KM 50).

Recorded mintage: 37,157,433.

Specification: 4.54 g, nickel, 21.23 mm diameter, designed by Mary Gillick and George Kruger Gray.

Catalog reference: KM 50a.

Source:

• Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 62nd Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 2008.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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• 1960 cent
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