Canada 1972 cent

from the Stonecat Collection

This type was issued 1965-77. Billions were struck.

Recorded mintage: 451,304,591 plus 224,275 prooflike plus 36,349 specimens.

Specification: 3.24 g, bronze, 19.05 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Arnold Machin and George Kruger Gray.

Catalog reference: KM 59.1.

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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