Mintage: 15,483,923.
Coins weigh 3.24 grams, a diameter of 19.05 mm and a thickness of 1.65 mm. They have a composition of .955 copper, .030 tin, .015 zinc.
Due to the Canadian economy, the large cent was replaced with a small cent to conserve copper. Similar in size and composition to that of the United States.
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