Small Cent Varieties

The following table provides a list of all Small Cent varieties by type of strike and metal that the Royal Canadian Mint produced since 1920. The Business strike one cent coins are circulation coins that were produced for spending for each year from 1920 to 2012; Proof Like strike one cent coins are found in sets produced from 1953 to 1967; Numismatic BU (NBU) strike one cent coins are found in sets produced from 1968 to 2010; Specimen strike one cent coins are found in sets dating back as far as 1920, but have not been consistently produced each year; and, Proof strike one cent coins are found in sets produced from 1981 to 2012. This list does not contain the special edition Farewell to the Penny issue coins the Mint Produced in 2012.

Small Cent Varieties by Strike Type
Year	Variety/Description	Business Strike	Proof Like/ NBU Strike	Specimen Strike	Proof Strike *
1920		X		X
1921		X		X
1922		X		X
1923		X		X
1924		X		X
1925		X		X
1926		X		X
1927		X		X
1928		X		X
1929		X		X
1929	High 9	X
1930		X		X
1931		X		X
1932		X		X
1933		X
1934		X		X
1935		X
1936		X
1936	Dot	X
1937		X		X
1937	Matte			X
1938		X		X
1939		X
1940		X
1941		X
1942		X
1943		X
1944		X		X
1945		X		X
1946		X		X
1947	Blunt 7	X		X
1947	Maple Leaf Blunt 7	X		X
1947	Maple Leaf Pointed 7	X		X
1948	A points to small denticles	X
1948	A points to large denticles	X
1948	A points between large denticles	X		X
1949	A points to large denticles	X
1949	A points between large denticles	X		X
1950		X		X
1951		X		X
1952		X		X
1953	No Shoulder fold	X		X
1953	Shoulder fold	X	X	X
1954	Shoulder fold	X	X
1954	No Shoulder fold		X
1955	Shoulder fold small denticles	X
1955	Shoulder fold large denticles	X	X
1955	No Shoulder fold	X
1956		X	X
1957		X	X
1958		X	X
1959		X	X
1960		X	X
1961		X	X
1962		X	X
1963		X	X
1964		X	X	X
1965	Variety 1 Small Beads Pointed 5	X	X	X
1965	Variety 2 Small Beads Blunt 5	X	X	X
1965	Variety 3 Large Beads Blunt 5	X	X
1965	Variety 4 Large Beads Pointed 5	X	X
1966		X	X
1967		X	X	X
1968		X	X	X
1969		X	X	X
1970		X	X	X
1971		X	X	X
1972		X	X	X
1973		X	X	X
1974		X	X	X
1975		X	X	X
1976		X	X	X
1977		X	X	X
1978		X	X	X
1979		X	X	X
1980		X	X	X
1981		X	X	X	X
1982		X	X	X	X
1983	Near Beads	X	X	X	X
1983	Far Beads	X	X	X	X
1984		X	X	X	X
1985	Blunt 5	X	X	X	X
1985	Pointed 5	X
1986		X	X	X	X
1987		X	X	X	X
1988		X	X	X	X
1989		X	X	X	X
1990		X	X	X	X
1991		X	X	X	X
1992		X	X	X	X
1993		X	X	X	X
1994		X	X	X	X
1995		X	X	X	X
1996		X	X	X	X
1997	CPZ - Non-Magnetic	X	X	X	X
1998	CPZ - Non-Magnetic	X	X	X	X
1998W	CPZ - Non-Magnetic		X
1999	CPZ - Non-Magnetic	X	X	X	X
1999P	CPS - Magnetic	X
2000	CPZ - Non-Magnetic	X	X	X	X
2000P	CPS - Magnetic		X
2000W	CPZ - Non-Magnetic		X
2001	CPZ - Non-Magnetic	X			X
2001P	CPS - Magnetic	X	X	X
2002	CPZ - Non-Magnetic	X			X
2002P	CPS - Magnetic	X	X	X
2003	CPZ - Non-Magnetic - Old Effigy	X			X
2003	CPZ - Non-Magnetic - New Effigy	X
2003P	CPS - Magnetic - Old Effigy	X	X	X
2003P	CPS - Magnetic - New Effigy	X
2003WP	CPS - Magnetic - New Effigy		X
2003	Bronze				X
2003	Annual Report Gold Leaves				X
2004	CPZ - Non-Magnetic	X			X
2004P	CPS - Magnetic	X	X	X
2005	CPZ - Non-Magnetic	X			X
2005P	CPS - Magnetic	X	X	X
2006	CPZ - Non-Magnetic - No Logo	X			X
2006	CPZ - Non-Magnetic - Logo	X
2006	CPS - Magnetic - No Logo	X
2006	CPS - Magnetic - Logo	X	X
2006P	CPZ - Non-Magnetic - No Logo	X
2006P	CPS - Magnetic - No Logo	X	X	X
2007	CPZ - Non-Magnetic	X			X
2007	CPS - Magnetic	X	X	X
2008	CPZ - Non-Magnetic				X
2008	CPS - Magnetic	X	X	X
2009	CPZ - Non-Magnetic	X			X
2009	CPS - Magnetic	X	X	X
2010	CPZ - Non-Magnetic	X			X
2010	CPS - Magnetic		X	X
2010	1935 - 2010 Anniversary				X
2011	CPZ - Non-Magnetic	X			X
2011	CPS - Magnetic	X		X
2012	CPZ - Non-Magnetic	X			X
2012	CPS - Magnetic	X		X
2012	Silver with Gold Leaves				X
* - Proof strike one cent coins were made of copper every year except for 2012 when the mint produced both a copper and a 99.99% fine silver proof one cent coin.

Sources:

1. A Charlton Standard Catalogue, Canadian Coins, Volume One, Numismatic Issues 2012, 66th Edition, W.K. Cross.
2. The Royal Canadian Mint circulation coinage and collector set specifications.