Coins : Canadian Penny 1955 Coin aka "one-cent piece" or " Elizabeth II Penny" HD

Coins : Canadian Penny 1955 Coin aka "one-cent piece" or " Elizabeth II Penny" Canadian Penny from 1955 ¡Important Note! : The Canadian government has stop making the penny in a way to save money. The Government says its to expensive to produce. Origin : Canada Other Names :Elizabeth II Penny or "one-cent piece" Face Value : 1 cents or .01 CAD 0.01 CAD = 0.0098 USD Mass : 3.24 grams Diameter : 19.05 mm Thickness : 1.65 mm Composition / Alloy : 95.5% copper, 3% tin and 1.5% zinc Shape : Round Edge : Smooth Magnetism : Nonmagnetic Issue : 1955 Mint : Royal Canadian Mint Mintage : : 56 403 193 Numismatic Value: The minimum is $ 0.03 Obverse : The portrait of Queen Elizabeth ll surrounded with the inscription "Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina M.G." which means Elizabeth II, Queen by the grace of God [Designer - Mary Gillick ] Reverse : A maple leaf twig [Maple leaf branch] is surrounded with the facial value on top "1 Cent" and the inscription "Canada" at the bottom. Also the minted year at the left of the coin. [Designer - George Edward Kruger Gray ] Extra Information :Production of the penny ended in May 2012 and the Royal Canadian Mint stopped the distribution of them as of February 4, 2013. Extra Information :This coin remains legal tender in Canada Extra Information :Vendors are no longer expected to return pennies as change for cash purchases. They are encouraged to round purchases to the nearest nickel. Extra Information : Non-cash transactions are still denominated to the cent. Extra Information : This coin contains no silver or Gold Circulation : Circulated Filmed with a iPhone 4 Service : T-Moblie Filmed in Clifton New Jersey Source : en.numista.com Source : en.ucoin.net Source : wikipedia.org Source : m.coinsandcanada.com Last update : May 1, 2013 By Ivan Español Estados Unidos de America moneda