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Value | 0.10 Canadian dollar |
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Mass | 1.75 g |
Diameter | 18.03 mm |
Thickness | 1.22 mm |
Edge | Milled |
Composition | Nickel-plated steel 92% steel, 5.5% Cu, 2.5% Ni plating |
Years of minting | 1858–present |
Catalog number | - |
Obverse | |
Design | Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada |
Designer | Susanna Blunt |
Design date | 2003 |
Reverse | |
Design | Bluenoseschooner |
Designer | Emanuel Hahn; design based on a Wallace MacAskill photograph of Bluenose, not artwork of Hahn[1] |
Design date | 1937 |
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 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 1999, it was composed entirely of nickel, and since 2000, it has consisted of a steel core with plating composed of layers of nickel and copper.
Currently the dime has, as with all Canadian coins, a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. The reverse contains a representation of the Bluenose, a famous Canadian schooner. The artist, Emanuel Hahn, used three ships including the Bluenose as his models, so the ship design is actually a composite. 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 Latindecima [pars].
Years | Mass | Diameter/Shape | Composition[2] |
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2000–present | 1.75 g | 18.03 mm | 92.0% steel (AISI 1006 alloy[3]), 5.5% copper, 2.5% nickel plating |
1979–1999 | 2.075 g | 18.03 mm | 99.9% nickel |
1969–1978 | 2.07 g | 18.03 mm | 99.9% nickel |
1968 | 2.07 g 2.33 g | 18.03 mm 18.034 mm | 99.9% nickel (172.5M) 50% silver, 50% copper (70.4M) |
1967 | 2.33 g | 18.034 mm | 50% silver, 50% copper (30.6M) 80% silver, 20% copper (32.3M) |
1920–1966 | 2.33 g | 18.034 mm | 80% silver, 20% copper |
1910–1919 | 2.33 g | 18.034 mm | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper |
1858–1910 | 2.32 g | 18.034 mm | 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper |
Year | Theme | Artist | Mintage | Special notes |
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1967 | Canadian Centennial | Alex Colville | 62,998,215 | Features a mackerel. |
2001 | International Year of the Volunteer | Stan Witten | 272,465,000 | Issued in honour of the United Nations' International Year of the Volunteer. |
2017 | Canada 150 | Amy Choi | Commemorating the 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'. |
Year | Theme | Mintage | Issue Price |
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2005 | Bluenose | 1,861 | $14.95 |
2006 | With new mint mark | 5,000 | $29.95 |
While COVID-19 has changed much about the hobby, its impact on young collectors remains to be seen. Many of today’s collectors have returned to the hobby in retirement – after their families were raised and careers completed – but most of them were also exposed to numismatics at a much younger age. As discussed in the series’ first story (“Engaging young collectors begins with fostering emotional investment,” CCN Vol. 58 #23), the depth of a young collector’s emotional investment into his or her collectibles can mean the difference between a fleeting hobby and a life-long obsession. But aside from individuals appealing to young collectors’ emotions, what role do clubs play in spurring children to collect? Continue reading →