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Victoria one-cent issue study

Canada Victoria One Cent 1876-H

The first Dominion-era cent and the opening H-mint issue of the series.

Check the complete date and H below it. Do not use the Bank of Canada Museum's lighter 1876 pattern specification for circulation coins.

1876-H obverse1876-H reverse
Exact 1876-H circulated identification pair; CC BY-SA 2.0; not a grading photograph.
4,000,000Reported estimate
HMint mark
3Reported entries
2026-07-19Reviewed

Issue history and identity

After the unused stock of 1858–1859 Province cents delayed new production, the 1876-H restored the denomination for the Dominion. Its H identifies Ralph Heaton & Sons.

Mint
Ralph Heaton & Sons
Mint mark
H
Reverse family
Wyon original wreath

Mintage and physical standard

Reported mintage4,000,000
Evidence statusestimated
CompositionCu 95% · Sn 4% · Zn 1%
Weight / diameter / thickness5.67 g · 25.4 mm · 1.5 mm
Edge / alignmentPlain / medal

Pre-1911 totals are reported estimates.

Varieties and attribution status

  • Normal — base issue; major catalog identity
  • Double T and A — doubled letters; source-reported minor entry
  • Repunched last A of GRATIA — repunched letter; source-reported minor entry

Price, population and auction context

These are dated third-party guide observations, not offers, appraisals or guarantees. Variety, colour designation, surfaces, certification and market timing can materially change results.

AttributionG4VF20AU50MS60MS63MS64MS65
1876-H$3.9$8.8$35.6$65.7$226$488$2310

PCGS population snapshot

BN
83
RB
102
RD
11

Certification counts are not survivors.

Selected auction history

No selected auction record is published.

Grading, care and collecting

Check the complete date and H below it. Do not use the Bank of Canada Museum's lighter 1876 pattern specification for circulation coins.

  • Read wear and surface problems separately.
  • Do not clean; use inert PVC-free storage.
  • Treat PCGS and NGC colour labels as service-specific.

Related issues

1881-H189118921901

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Issue references

  1. 1 cent 1876 prices and valuesCoins and Canada

    circulation specifications; designers; mint; dated price guide

  2. 1 centRoyal Canadian Mint

    denomination history; 1858–1911 reverse design and designer

  3. Canada Cent KM#7 1876–1901NGC

    series specification corroboration; issue mintage corroboration