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Victoria one-cent issue study

Canada Victoria One Cent 1901

The final Victoria cent and the highest reported issue mintage in the series.

Original copper colour and surface quality can dominate high-grade market results. Population and auction rows are dated snapshots.

1901 obverse1901 reverse
Representative 1901 obverse/reverse catalog pair for Canada Victoria One Cent 1901; an identification aid, not a grading photograph. Coins and Canada / Numicanada; catalog cleanup by World Coin Book
4,100,000Reported estimate
—Mint mark
1Reported entries
2026-07-19Reviewed

Issue history and identity

The unmarked Royal Mint issue closes a twenty-issue date-and-mint run. Edward VII replaces Victoria in 1902.

Mint
Royal Mint
Mint mark
None
Reverse family
De Saulles small-leaf reverse

Mintage and physical standard

Reported mintage4,100,000
Evidence statusestimated
CompositionCu 95% · Sn 4% · Zn 1%
Weight / diameter / thickness5.67 g · 25.4 mm · 1.5 mm
Edge / alignmentPlain / medal

Final Victoria issue.

Varieties and attribution status

  • Normal — base issue; major catalog identity

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
1901$2.9$8.8$23.4$44.5$106$210$511

PCGS population snapshot

BN
70
RB
153
RD
57

Certification counts are not survivors.

Selected auction history

2018-02Goldberg Coins and CollectiblesPCGS MS65 RBUSD 353

Grading, care and collecting

Original copper colour and surface quality can dominate high-grade market results. Population and auction rows are dated snapshots.

  • 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

1876-H1881-H18911892

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Issue references

  1. 1 cent 1901 prices and valuesCoins and Canada

    final issue identity; dated price guide; designers

  2. 1 centRoyal Canadian Mint

    denomination history; 1858–1911 reverse design and designer

  3. Canada, Victoria, 1 cent, 1901Bank of Canada Museum

    Royal Mint; weight; diameter; plain edge; designers

  4. Canada Cent KM#7 1876–1901NGC

    series specification corroboration; issue mintage corroboration