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1 Cent - Elizabeth II Royal Canadian Mint, Mirror finish
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Reference(s) | Ch#RC-214b, KM#332 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the denomination ONE CENT in two bold lines, with the commemorative date span 1908·1998 inscribed below in smaller characters, all enclosed within an inner beaded border. Surrounding the border, an elaborate wreath of maple leaves and sinuous vines extends continuously around the entire circumference of the coin, evoking the original large cent reverse design by G. W. DeSaulles first used in 1908 to mark the opening of the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint. The design commemorates the 90th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mint and is executed in high-relief proof quality with a deeply mirrored field contrasting against frosted devices. |
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The RCM's mirror-finish specimen sets of the late 1990s used sterling silver planchets for the cent — a deliberate inversion of the standard production piece, which by 1998 was itself only copper-plated zinc. The silver substrate here costs more per coin than the face value of thousands of circulating cents combined, which is precisely the point for a collector issue priced well above melt.