2012 Canada 1-cent 0.999 Silver Penny PF Selective 24K Rose Gold Plating

1st and only silver penny!!

With selective 24K Rose Gold Plating

The year 2012 marks the end of production of Canada’s 1-cent piece. To celebrate the penny’s long history, the Royal Canadian Mint is offering a series of commemorative pennies rendered in exquisite finishes.

This commemorative 1-cent piece is certified to be 99.99% fine silver selectively plated with pink gold.  The reverse features G.E. Kruger-Gray’s iconic 1937 design, which was used as the Canadian 1-cent piece reverse image from 1937 to 2012, with the sole exception of 1967. The image features two upright five-lobed maple leaves, the larger one on the right slightly overlapping the smaller leaf on the left. Both are attached by their stems to a small twig. The maple leaves and twig are beautifully plated in pink gold, providing a stunning counterpoint to the coin’s polished pure silver. The date of the penny’s last production, “2012,” is engraved just below and to the left of the central image.

Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II
Reverse: Two Pink Gold Plated Maple Leaves
Finish: Proof
Quantity Produced: 20000
Diameter: 19.10 mm
Weight: 2.94g
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9999