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1 Cent - Elizabeth II 1st portrait
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1953-1964 |
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| Weight | 3.24 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA (Translation: Elizabeth II Queen by the grace of God) |
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| Mintage | 1953 - .No shoulder fold - 67,806,016 1953 - (C) .Shoulder fold - 1953 - (C) Proof-like, no shoulder fold - 1953 - (C) Proof-like, shoulder fold - 1953 - (C) Specimen, no shoulder fold - 1953 - (C) Specimen, Shoulder fold - 1954 - .Shoulder fold - 22,181,760 1954 - (C) Proof-like, no shoulder fold - 1954 - (C) Proof-like, shoulder fold - 1955 - .Shoulder fold, small denticuless - 56,403,193 1955 - (C) .Shoulder fold, large denticuless - 1955 - (C) No shoulder fold - 1955 - (C) Proof-like, no shoulder fold - 1955 - (C) Proof-like, shoulder fold, large denticuless - 1956 - - 78,685,535 1956 - (C) Proof-like - 1957 - - 100,601,792 1957 - (C) Proof-like - 1958 - - 59,385,679 1958 - (C) Proof-like - 1959 - - 83,615,343 1959 - (C) Proof-like - 1960 - - 75,772,775 1960 - (C) Proof-like - 1961 - - 139,598,404 1961 - (C) Proof-like - 1962 - - 227,244,069 1962 - (C) Proof-like - 1963 - - 279,076,334 1963 - (C) Proof-like - 1964 - - 484,655,322 1964 - (C) Proof-like - 1964 - (C) Specimen - |
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The 1953 issue launched with two distinct varieties created within the same year — the "no shoulder fold" and "shoulder fold" types, reflecting a mid-year modification to the Gillick portrait after Canadian officials objected that the original relief rendered poorly in production. The revised design added drapery detail to the Queen's shoulder, and both varieties now command separate catalog entries.
This series also saw a wire rim versus flat rim distinction in 1953 that continues to drive variety collectors. The flat rim, shoulder fold combination is the scarcest of the four possible pairings from that first year.