Ken P's 'What's Notable' Site

What's Notable about the Year
1951
for Canadian Coin Collectors?

Reverse design of nickel five cent coin commemorates 200th anniversary of the isolation and naming of nickel.
Composition of five cent coin (with beaver reverse) changed back to nickel and chromium plated steel.
Early strikings of steel five cent coin are in high relief and scarce.
New 25 cent coin obverse dies of same design partway through year, switch to lower relief slightly larger design.

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