1896 Canada Silver Five Cents AU Coin 5c Canadian Almost Uncirculated Victoria
1896 Canada Silver Five Cents coin. We grade this coin as Almost Uncirculated, but please decide for yourself. The coin pictured is the coin you will receive. Obverse Legend: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA. Reverse: Denomination and date within wreath, crown above. The Canadian Five cent coin, commonly called a nickel, is a coin worth five cents or one-twentieth of a Canadian dollar. The Canadian five cent piece had been introduced in 1858 as a small, thin sterling silver coin, that was colloquially known as a “fish scale”, not a nickel. The larger base metal version made of nickel, and called a “nickel”, was introduced as a Canadian coin in 1922, originally as a 99.9% nickel metal. These coins were magnetic, due to the high nickel content.