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1930 Canada 1-cent AU-UNC (AU-55) 1930 Canada 1-cent AU-UNC (AU-55) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $47.50
Our Price: $45.15
Earn 40 points
1 in stock!
1930 Canada 1-cent Extra Fine (EF-40) 1930 Canada 1-cent Extra Fine (EF-40) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $12.00
Our Price: $11.40
Earn 10 points
2 in stock!
1930 Canada 1-cent F-VF (F-15) 1930 Canada 1-cent F-VF (F-15) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $6.50
Our Price: $6.15
Earn 3 points
2 in stock!
1930 Canada 1-cent Very Fine (VF-20) 1930 Canada 1-cent Very Fine (VF-20) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $8.00
Our Price: $7.60
Earn 7 points
15 in stock!
1930 Canada 1-cent VF-EF (VF-30) 1930 Canada 1-cent VF-EF (VF-30) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $10.00
Our Price: $9.50
Earn 9 points
3 in stock!
1931 Canada 1-cent Almost Uncirculated (AU-50) 1931 Canada 1-cent Almost Uncirculated (AU-50) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $25.00
Our Price: $23.75
Earn 20 points
1 in stock!
1931 Canada 1-cent AU-UNC (AU-55) 1931 Canada 1-cent AU-UNC (AU-55) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $37.50
Our Price: $35.65
Earn 30 points
1 in stock!
1931 Canada 1-cent EF-AU (EF-45) 1931 Canada 1-cent EF-AU (EF-45) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $16.50
Our Price: $15.65
Earn 10 points
5 in stock!
1931 Canada 1-cent Extra Fine (EF-40) 1931 Canada 1-cent Extra Fine (EF-40) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $8.00
Our Price: $7.60
Earn 7 points
5 in stock!
1931 Canada 1-cent F-VF (F-15) 1931 Canada 1-cent F-VF (F-15) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $2.25
Our Price: $2.15
Earn 2 points
53 in stock!
1931 Canada 1-cent UNC+ (MS-62) R & B $ 1931 Canada 1-cent UNC+ (MS-62) R & B $ Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $85.00
Our Price: $80.75
Earn 70 points
1 in stock!
1931 Canada 1-cent Very Fine (VF-20) 1931 Canada 1-cent Very Fine (VF-20) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $3.00
Our Price: $2.85
Earn 3 points
34 in stock!
1931 Canada 1-cent VF-EF (VF-30) 1931 Canada 1-cent VF-EF (VF-30) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $5.50
Our Price: $5.20
Earn 4 points
14 in stock!
1931 Canada 1-cent VF-EF (VF-30) Corrosion, scratched, or impaired 1931 Canada 1-cent VF-EF (VF-30) Corrosion, scratched, or impaired
Our Price: $2.50
Sale! : $2.30
Earn 3 points
3 in stock!
1931 Canada 1-cent VG-F (VG-10) 1931 Canada 1-cent VG-F (VG-10) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $1.25
Our Price: $1.20
Earn 1 points
7 in stock!
1932 Canada 1-cent AU-UNC (AU-55) 1932 Canada 1-cent AU-UNC (AU-55) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $14.00
Our Price: $13.30
Earn 10 points
1 in stock!
1932 Canada 1-cent Brilliant Uncirculated (MS-63) $ 1932 Canada 1-cent Brilliant Uncirculated (MS-63) $ Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $80.00
Our Price: $76.00
Earn 70 points
Out of Stock
1932 Canada 1-cent Circulated 1932 Canada 1-cent Circulated Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $0.50
Our Price: $0.45
Earn 1 points
25 in stock!
1932 Canada 1-cent EF-AU (EF-45) 1932 Canada 1-cent EF-AU (EF-45) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $5.00
Our Price: $4.75
Earn 3 points
4 in stock!
1932 Canada 1-cent Extra Fine (EF-40) 1932 Canada 1-cent Extra Fine (EF-40) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $2.00
Our Price: $1.90
Earn 1 points
13 in stock!
1932 Canada 1-cent ICCS Certified MS-64 Red 1932 Canada 1-cent ICCS Certified MS-64 Red Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $275.00
Our Price: $261.25
Earn 240 points
1 in stock!
1932 Canada 1-cent ICCS Certified MS-64 Red (XTQ 734) 1932 Canada 1-cent ICCS Certified MS-64 Red (XTQ 734) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $275.00
Our Price: $261.25
Earn 240 points
1 in stock!
1932 Canada 1-cent UNC+ (MS-62) 1932 Canada 1-cent UNC+ (MS-62) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $35.00
Our Price: $33.25
Earn 20 points
1 in stock!
1932 Canada 1-cent Very Fine (VF-20) 1932 Canada 1-cent Very Fine (VF-20) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
Our Price: $0.75
Earn 1 points
16 in stock!
1932 Canada 1-cent VF-EF (VF-30) 1932 Canada 1-cent VF-EF (VF-30) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $1.35
Our Price: $1.30
Earn 1 points
110 in stock!
1933 Canada 1-cent Circulated 1933 Canada 1-cent Circulated Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $0.75
Our Price: $0.70
Earn 1 points
50 in stock!
1933 Canada 1-cent EF-AU (EF-45) 1933 Canada 1-cent EF-AU (EF-45) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $5.00
Our Price: $4.75
Earn 3 points
6 in stock!
1933 Canada 1-cent Extra Fine (EF-40) 1933 Canada 1-cent Extra Fine (EF-40) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $2.00
Our Price: $1.90
Earn 1 points
6 in stock!
1933 Canada 1-cent F-VF (F-15) 1933 Canada 1-cent F-VF (F-15) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
Our Price: $0.65
Earn 1 points
2 in stock!
1933 Canada 1-cent ICCS Certified MS-64 (XTQ 737) 1933 Canada 1-cent ICCS Certified MS-64 (XTQ 737) Expect Delays of 5+ Business Days
List Price: $150.00
Our Price: $142.50
Earn 130 points
Out of Stock
   
 

1 Cent Coin 1930-1939

The Canadian penny may not seem like an interesting coin but it most certainly is. Coin collectors from around the world collect the one cent coin of Canada, which dates back to 1858. For many years, the coin was minted by the Royal Mint of London as well as the Heaton Mint located in Birmingham, England.

By the 1930s, several changes had taken place involving the one cent coin. The minting process had moved from the Royal Mint of London to the Royal Canadian Mint. Each coin featured a reigning monarch at the time of printing with one cent coins having seen Queen Victoria, Edward VII, George V and then a new face in the late 1930s, George VI. The coin also went from being a larger piece to a smaller weight and size.

The reverse side of the coin would see a few changes. In the early 1930s, the reverse side of the one cent piece would depict two maple leaves. This design was created by Fred Lewis and took place at the same time as the diameter reduction of the coin size. In 1937, the reverse side would include a maple leaf twig on a round coin. The change was designed by G.E. Gruger-Gray whose initials are shown on the right of the design. The change was part of an effort to modernize the coins of Canada.

1936 Dot Cent

In 1936, the one cent coin minting process produced what is known as the 1936 dot cent. There were four types of the coin produced with the dot to show they were minted in 1937. The coins were completed while the mint was in the process of waiting for new dies. A delay took place due to the abdication of King Edward VIII and the need for new coins to depict the successor, George VI. In 2010, such a coin was given a graded specimen of 66 by the Professional Coin Grading Service and sold at auction for more than $400,000.

The 1937 Artistic Change

In 1937, the coin designs of Canada shifted to a more artistic approach. Each denomination had a distinctive reverse design for the new minting process. The obverse side was designed by T.H. Paget with the coin having the initials H.P. on the truncation of the bust of the coin. Kruger-Gray created the reverse maple leaf design as mentioned above.

From 1937 until a portion of 1942, the coin was struck with an alloy that consisted of 95.5% copper, 3% tin and 1.5% zinc. The alloy would change in 1942 to consist of 98% copper, .5% tin and 1.5% zinc. 3.24 grams would be the standard weight with a diameter of 19.05 mm.

After the year 1936, there would be no more rare date one cent coins of Canada. All dates from 1937 until 1952 are common in circulation and rarely have a high value.

Any coin from the 1930s in a coin collection should be appraised. Grading values will determine how much the coin is worth and if you have a rare specimen on your hands.