Dime (Canadian coin)

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use Canadian English Template:Infobox coin 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.

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."<ref name="design" /> 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].

Composition and size

Years	Mass	Diameter	Composition<ref name="design" />
1858–1919	2.33 g	18.034 mm	92.5% silver, 7.5% copper
1920–1967	2.33 g	18.034 mm	80% silver, 20% copper
1967–1968<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="QE4">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	2.33 g	18.03 mm	50% silver, 50% copper
1968–2000	2.07 g	18.03 mm	99.9% nickel
2001–presentTemplate:Efn	1.75 g	18.03 mm	92.0% steel (AISI 1006 alloy<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>), 5.5% copper, 2.5% nickel plating

Circulation figures

Elizabeth II

Year	Mintage
1953 No strap	17,706,395<ref name="QE1">Template:Cite web</ref>
1953 Strap
1954	4,493,150<ref name="QE1"/>
1955	12,237,294<ref name="QE1"/>
1956	16,732,844<ref name="QE1"/>
1957	16,110,229<ref name="QE1"/>
1958	10,621,236<ref name="QE1"/>
1959	19,691,433<ref name="QE1"/>
1960	45,446,835<ref name="QE1"/>
1961	26,850,859<ref name="QE1"/>
1962	41,864,335<ref name="QE1"/>
1963	41,916,208<ref name="QE1"/>
1964	49,518,549<ref name="QE1"/>
1965	56,965,392<ref name="QE2">Template:Cite web</ref>
1966	34,567,898<ref name="QE2"/>
1967 80% silverTemplate:Efn	62,998,215<ref name="QE3">Template:Cite web</ref>
1967 50% silverTemplate:Efn
1968 50% silverTemplate:Efn	70,460,000<ref name="QE5">Template:Cite web</ref>
1968 NickelTemplate:Efn	87,412,930<ref name="QE6">Template:Cite web</ref>
1968 NickelTemplate:Efn	85,170,000<ref name="QE7">Template:Cite web</ref>
1969Template:Efn	55,833,929<ref name="QE8">Template:Cite web</ref>
1970	5,249,296<ref name="QE8"/>
1971	41,016,968<ref name="QE8"/>
1972	60,169,387<ref name="QE8"/>
1973	167,715,435<ref name="QE8"/>
1974	201,566,565<ref name="QE8"/>
1975	207,680,000<ref name="QE8"/>
1976	95,018,533<ref name="QE8"/>
1977	128,452,206<ref name="QE8"/>
1978	170,366,431<ref name="QE8"/>
1979	237,321,321<ref name="QE9">Template:Cite web</ref>
1980	170,111,533<ref name="QE9"/>
1981	123,912,900<ref name="QE9"/>
1982	93,475,000<ref name="QE9"/>
1983	111,065,000<ref name="QE9"/>
1984	121,690,000<ref name="QE9"/>
1985	143,025,000<ref name="QE9"/>
1986	168,620,000<ref name="QE9"/>
1987	147,309,000<ref name="QE9"/>
1988	162,998,558<ref name="QE9"/>
1989	199,104,414<ref name="QE9"/>
1990	65,023,000<ref name="QE10">Template:Cite web</ref>
1991	50,397,000<ref name="QE10"/>
1992	174,476,000<ref name="QE11">Template:Cite web</ref>
1993	135,569,000<ref name="QE10"/>
1994	145,800,000<ref name="QE10"/>
1995	123,875,000<ref name="QE10"/>
1996	51,814,000<ref name="QE10"/>
1997	43,126,000<ref name="QE10"/>
1998	203,514,000<ref name="QE10"/>
1999Template:Efn	258,462,000<ref name="QE10"/>
2000Template:Efn	159,125,000<ref name="QE10"/>
2001 P Bluenose	266,000,000<ref name="1999P"/>
2001 P YOTVTemplate:Efn	224,714,000<ref name="2001-Date World Coin Catalog">Template:Cite book</ref>
2002 P	252,563,000<ref name="QE12">Template:Cite web</ref>
2003 P Crowned	162,398,000<ref name="1999P"/>
2003 P Uncrowned
2004 P	211,924,000<ref name="QE13">Template:Cite web</ref>
2005 P	212,175,000<ref name="QE13"/>
2006 P	312,122,000<ref name="QE13"/>
2007	304,110,000<ref name="QE13"/>
2008	467,495,000<ref name="QE13"/>
2009	370,700,000<ref name="QE13"/>
2010	252,500,000<ref name="RCM">Template:Cite web</ref>
2011	292,325,000<ref name="RCM"/>
2012	334,675,000<ref name="RCM"/>
2013	104,775,000<ref name="RCM"/>
2014	153,450,000<ref name="RCM"/>
2015	112,475,000<ref name="RCM"/>
2016	220,000,000<ref name="RCM"/>
2017	199,925,000<ref name="150thANV">Template:Cite report</ref>
2017 150th ANVTemplate:Efn	20,000,000<ref name="150thANV"/>
2018	118,525,000<ref name="RCM"/>
2019	159,775,000<ref name="RCM"/>
2020	68,750,000<ref name="RCM"/>
2021 Bluenose (old)	170,775,000
2021 Dual datedTemplate:Efn
2022	103,400,000

Charles III

Year	Mintage
2023	43,205,000<ref name="Rep2024">Template:Cite web</ref>
2024	77,275,000<ref name="Rep2024"/>
2025	Template:TBA

Commemoratives

Date	Mintage	Reason
Template:Center	Template:Center	500th anniversary of Caboto's first transatlantic voyage
Template:Center	Template:Center	90th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mint
Template:Center	Template:Center	100th anniversary of the first credit union in Canada
Template:Center	Template:Center	International Year of the Volunteer (non-circulating silver proof)
Template:Center	Template:Center	Elizabeth II (Golden Jubilee; non-circulating silver proof)
Template:Center	Template:Center	Elizabeth II (Golden Jubilee)
Template:Center	Template:Center	100th anniversary of the Open Golf Championship of Canada
Template:Center	Template:Center	75th anniversary of Canada's Voyageur Silver Dollar
Template:Center	Template:Center	100th anniversary of George V on Canadian coins
Template:Center	Template:Center	150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada (Centennial mackerel; 2017 version)
Template:Center	Template:Center	150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada (our home and native land)
Template:Center	Template:Center	In 2021, a new Bluenose design was issued on the reverse; these dimes feature coloured blue waves.<ref name="C&C">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="CTV">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Center	Template:Center	Uncoloured version of the new Bluenose design<ref name="C&C"/><ref name="CTV"/>
Template:Center	Template:Center	Elizabeth II (Platinum Jubilee)

Collecting

• 1936 dot: Extremely rare with only 5 known. There are 3 in private collections, one graded Specimen-63 and 2 examples graded SP-68. The other 2 are in the Ottawa currency museum. The most recent of these to sell at auction was one of the SP68 coins, which brought US$184,000 in a Heritage Auction in January 2010.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1969 large date: Fewer than 20 examples of the large date variety exist. High-grade versions of this coin sell for $15,000 to $30,000. There is only one graded in mint state as of 2012.
• 1999p: The first Canadian 10-cent coin issued with the new plating "P" process. Plated coins are marked with a small "P" beneath the Queen's effigy on the obverse of the coin. Mintage is limited to 20,000 coins.
• 2000p: The 2000p Canada dime is scarce with fewer than 250 examples minted. The 2000p dime was lent to the vending industry by the Royal Canadian Mint to test the compatibility of the new plating process of circulation coins with existing vending machines and parking meters. Under contractual obligation, these coins were to be returned to the mint once the compatibility tests were complete. Of the approximately 250 coins minted, many were not returned to the mint, leading to significant debate surrounding the legality of owning these coins. High-grade examples of the 2000p 10-cent issue range from $1,500 to $3,000 CDN. Unlike the 5-cent 2000p issues, the 10-cent coin was not officially released by the mint, and entered the numismatic market illegally.

References

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External links

• Value of Canadian Nickel