Pennies through the ages

By MattyB89

  • Minting the first penny

    Canada introduced the penny to the Canadian coin collection. A penny from this era in good condition can garner as much as $350.00 in 2012.

  • Penny

    In 1914, the penny was worth $.20 in 2012.

  • Penny pinching

    The Canadian Mint shrunk the size of the penny from its original size of approximately a quarter coin (25mm) to its modern day size (19 mm).

  • Penny still worth big bucks

    A penny in 1935 was worth $.017 cents in 2012.

  • Penny equal to today

    By 1991, the penny was worth the same amount as it is today. in 1990, it was worth double that.

  • Changing compositions

    Until 1997, the penny had a 98% copper composition.
    It was converted to a zinc based coin with copper coating.

  • Aboliting the Penny

    With a current cost to produce a penny at 1.6 cents, the Royal Canadian Mint decided to discontinue the coin.

  • Penny Stocks

    Nearly the only thing a penny can still be used for is to purchase penny stocks.