Dime (Canadian coin)

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Dime
Canada
Value0.10 Canadian dollar
Mass1.75 g
Diameter18.03 mm
Thickness1.22 mm
EdgeMilled
CompositionNickel-plated steel
92% steel,
5.5% Cu,
2.5% Ni plating
Years of minting1858–present
Catalog number–
Obverse
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Design Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada
Designer Susanna Blunt
Design date2003
Design discontinued2023
Design Charles III, King of Canada
DesignerSteven Rosati
Design date2023
Reverse
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Design Bluenose schooner
Designer Emanuel Hahn; design based on photographs of the Bluenose [1]
Design date1937

In Canada, a dime is a coin worth ten cents. It has been the physically smallest Canadian coin since 1922; it is smaller even than the country's penny, despite its higher face value. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, the official national term of the coin is the 10-cent piece, but in practice, the term dime predominates in English-speaking Canada. It is nearly identical in size to the American dime. Unlike its American counterpart, the Canadian dime is magnetic due to a distinct metal composition. From 1968 to 2000, it was composed entirely of nickel, and since 2001, it has consisted of a steel core with plating composed of layers of nickel and copper.

Contents

The most prevalent version of the coin features a portrait of Elizabeth II on the obverse, although a new version featuring Charles III was introduced in 2023. The reverse contains a representation of the Bluenose , a famous Canadian schooner. According to the Royal Canadian Mint, "Artist Emanuel Hahn developed his design for the 10-cent coin from photos of the famous Bluenose schooner." [1] The coin is produced by the Royal Canadian Mint at its facility in Winnipeg.

The word dime comes from the French word dîme, meaning "tithe" or "tenth part", from the Latin decima [pars].

History

Composition and size

YearsMassDiameterComposition [1]
1858–19192.33 g18.034 mm92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
1920–19672.33 g18.034 mm80% silver, 20% copper
1967–1968 [2] [3] [4] 2.33 g18.03 mm50% silver, 50% copper
1968–19772.07 g18.03 mm99.9% nickel
1978–20002.07 g18.03 mm99.9% nickel
2001–present [lower-alpha 1] 1.75 g18.03 mm92.0% steel (AISI 1006 alloy [6] ),
5.5% copper, 2.5% nickel plating

Circulation figures

CANADA, VICTORIA 1858 -10 CENTS CANADA'S FIRST DIME b - Flickr - woody1778a.jpg
CANADA, VICTORIA 1858 -10 CENTS CANADA'S FIRST DIME a - Flickr - woody1778a.jpg
An 1858 dime featuring Queen Victoria
CANADA, GEORGE V 1917 -10 CENTS b - Flickr - woody1778a.jpg
CANADA, GEORGE V 1917 -10 CENTS a - Flickr - woody1778a.jpg
A 1917 dime featuring King George V
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A 1947 dime featuring King George VI

Elizabeth II

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A 1955 dime featuring Queen Elizabeth II
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A 1974 dime featuring an older Queen Elizabeth II
YearMintage
1953 No strap17,706,395 [7]
1953 Strap
19544,493,150 [7]
195512,237,294 [7]
195616,732,844 [7]
195716,110,229 [7]
195810,621,236 [7]
195919,691,433 [7]
196045,446,835 [7]
196126,850,859 [7]
196241,864,335 [7]
196341,916,208 [7]
196449,518,549 [7]
196556,965,392 [8]
196634,567,898 [8]
1967 80% silver [lower-alpha 2] 62,998,215 [9]
1967 50% silver [lower-alpha 2]
1968 50% silver [lower-alpha 3] 70,460,000 [10]
1968 Nickel [lower-alpha 3] 87,412,930 [11]
1968 Nickel [lower-alpha 4] 85,170,000 [12]
1969 [lower-alpha 5] 55,833,929 [13]
19705,249,296 [13]
197141,016,968 [13]
197260,169,387 [13]
1973167,715,435 [13]
1974201,566,565 [13]
1975207,680,000 [13]
197695,018,533 [13]
1977128,452,206 [13]
1978170,366,431 [13]
1979237,321,321 [14]
1980170,111,533 [14]
1981123,912,900 [14]
198293,475,000 [14]
1983111,065,000 [14]
1984121,690,000 [14]
1985143,025,000 [14]
1986168,620,000 [14]
1987147,309,000 [14]
1988162,998,558 [14]
1989199,104,414 [14]
199065,023,000 [15]
199150,397,000 [15]
1992174,476,000 [16]
1993135,569,000 [15]
1994145,800,000 [15]
1995123,875,000 [15]
199651,814,000 [15]
199743,126,000 [15]
1998203,514,000 [15]
1999 [lower-alpha 1] 258,462,000 [15]
2000 [lower-alpha 1] 159,125,000 [15]
2001 P Bluenose266,000,000 [5]
2001 P YOTV [lower-alpha 6] 224,714,000 [17]
2002 P252,563,000 [18]
2003 P Crowned162,398,000 [5]
2003 P Uncrowned
2004 P211,924,000 [19]
2005 P212,175,000 [19]
2006 P312,122,000 [19]
2007304,110,000 [19]
2008467,495,000 [19]
2009370,700,000 [19]
2010252,500,000 [20]
2011292,325,000 [20]
2012334,675,000 [20]
2013104,775,000 [20]
2014153,450,000 [20]
2015112,475,000 [20]
2016220,000,000 [20]
2017199,925,000 [21]
2017 150th ANV [lower-alpha 7] 20,000,000 [21]
2018118,525,000 [20]
2019159,775,000 [20]
202068,750,000 [20]
2021 Bluenose (old)170,775,000
2021 Dual dated [lower-alpha 8]
2022103,400,000

Charles III

YearMintage
202343,205,000
2024TBA

Commemoratives

DateMintageReason
1997
49,848
500th anniversary of Caboto's first transatlantic voyage
1998
43,269
90th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mint
2000
69,791
100th anniversary of the first credit union in Canada
2001
40,634
International Year of the Volunteer (non-circulating silver proof)
2002
65,315
Elizabeth II (Golden Jubilee; non-circulating silver proof)
2003
21,537
Elizabeth II (Golden Jubilee)
2004
39,486
100th anniversary of the Open Golf Championship of Canada
2010
4,996
75th anniversary of Canada's Voyageur Silver Dollar
2011
6,000
100th anniversary of George V on Canadian coins
2017
8,017
150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada (Centennial mackerel; 2017 version)
2017
20,000
150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada (our home and native land)
2021
6,000,000
In 2021, a new Bluenose design was issued on the reverse; these dimes feature coloured blue waves. [22] [23]
2021
9,000,000
Uncoloured version of the new Bluenose design [22] [23]
2023
952,000
Elizabeth II (Platinum Jubilee)

Collecting

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Coins dated 1999 and 2000 (P) were made in very low amounts. [5]
  2. 1 2 This dime features an Atlantic mackerel and is dated 1867–1967. [3]
  3. 1 2 Ottawa reeding.
  4. ↑ Philadelphia reeding.
  5. ↑ The "large ship, large date" (1968 style) variety is very rare with 10 to 20 coins known. Coins dated 1969 have a redesigned Bluenose (schooner) which is smaller in size. [12]
  6. ↑ Issued in honor of the United Nations' International Year of the Volunteer.
  7. ↑ 150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada. Features a maple leaf (titled "Wings of Peace") that forms the wings and tail of a dove. The theme of the coin is "Our Character". Dated 1867–2017.
  8. ↑ These dimes are dated 1921-2021 in honor of 100 years of the "Bluenose" design.

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