1884 Canada Victoria 1 Cent
Worth about £3.75 in circulated condition. 2,500,000 were minted, the 16th lowest of any circulation Canada 1 Cent.
Physical Properties
Features & Details
Is the Canada Victoria 1884 1 Cent rare?
16th/ 111
Its circulation mintage of 2,500,000 is the 16th lowest of 111 circulation Canada 1 Cent coins in the catalogue.
Canada Victoria 1 Cent by year
About the 1884 Canada Victoria 1 Cent
Struck in durable bronze measuring 25.4 mm across, these large coppers became the everyday small change of a rapidly expanding nation. The obverse presents a diademed left facing portrait of the Queen by Leonard Charles Wyon, framed by the legend VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA CANADA. The reverse places the denomination and date within a beaded circle, encircled by a continuous vine of maple leaves that served as an early and enduring emblem of Canadian identity. Collectors value the type for its rich historical associations and for the subtle die varieties found across the series, including distinct obverse portrait variations that reward close study. Pieces struck in Birmingham carry a small H mintmark beneath the date, adding another layer of interest for specialists assembling complete sets by year and mint.
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