Modified Design

Any difference in design elements or depth of relief that occur within a particular year.
Design modifications are usually done to facilitate metal flow,
thereby relieving stress to edges of design elements on dies during striking.

1882H One Cent -1876H Obverse Type
1882H One Cent -1887 Obverse Type
1884 One Cent -1876H Obverse Type
1884 One Cent -1887 Obverse Type
1886 One Cent -1876H Obverse Type
1886 One Cent -1887 Obverse Type
1891 One Cent -Large Leaves and Large Date -1887 Obverse Type
1891 One Cent -Large Leaves and Large Date -1890H Obverse Type
1891 One Cent -Large Leaves and Small Date -1887 Obverse Type*
1891 One Cent -Large Leaves and Small Date -1890H Obverse Type*
1891 One Cent -Small Leaves and Small Date -1887 Obverse Type*
1891 One Cent -Small Leaves and Small Date -1890H Obverse Type*
1892 One Cent -1887 Obverse Type
1892 One Cent -1890H Obverse Type
1892 One Cent -1893 Obverse Type
1948 One Cent -High Relief
1948 One Cent -Low Relief
1949 One Cent -High Relief*
1949 One Cent -Low Relief
1953 One Cent -No Shoulder Fold
1953 One Cent -Shoulder Fold*
1954 One Cent -No Shoulder Fold*
1954 One Cent -Shoulder Fold
1955 One Cent -No Shoulder Fold*
1955 One Cent -Shoulder Fold
1965 One Cent -Small Bead Pointed 5*
1965 One Cent -Small Bead Blunt 5
1965 One Cent -Large Bead Blunt 5
1965 One Cent -Large Bead Pointed 5*
1985 One Cent -Pointed 5
1985 One Cent -Pointed 5*

1870 Five Cents -Wire Rim
1870 Five Cents -Flat Rim
1880H Five Cents -1870 Obverse Type
1880H Five Cents -1883H Obverse Type
1891 Five Cents -1870 Obverse Type
1891 Five Cents -1883H Obverse Type
1892 Five Cents -1870 Obverse Type
1892 Five Cents -1883H Obverse Type
1951 Five Cents -High Relief*
1951 Five Cents -Low Relief
1953 Five Cents -Large Date No Shoulder Fold
1953 Five Cents -Large Date Shoulder Fold Obverse*
1953 Five Cents -Small Date with No Shoulder Fold Obverse*
1953 Five Cents -Small Date Shoulder Fold

1880H Ten Cents -1858 Obverse Type
1880H Ten Cents -1880H Obverse Type
1881H Ten Cents -1858 Obverse Type
1881H Ten Cents -1880H Obverse Type
1885 Ten Cents -1884 Obverse Type
1885 Ten Cents -1887 Obverse Type
1886 Ten Cents -Small 6 -1884 Obverse Type
1886 Ten Cents -Small 6 -1887 Obverse Type
1891 Ten Cents -Small Date 21 Leaves
1891 Ten Cents -Large Date 22 Leaves
1892 Ten Cents -Small 9 -1887 Obverse Type
1892 Ten Cents -Small 9 -1898 Obverse Type
1893 Ten Cents -Flat Top 3 -1887 Obverse Type
1893 Ten Cents -Flat Top 3 -1898 Obverse Type
1893 Ten Cents -Round Top 3 -1887 Obverse Type*
1893 Ten Cents -Round Top 3 -1898 Obverse Type*
1909 Ten Cents -Victorian Leaves
1909 Ten Cents -Broad Leaves*
1913 Ten Cents -Broad Leaves*
1913 Ten Cents -Small Leaves
1953 Ten Cents -No Shoulder Fold
1953 Ten Cents -Shoulder Fold
1969 Ten Cents -Large Date*
1969 Ten Cents -Small Date

1871 Twenty-Five Cents -1870 Narrow 0 Obverse Type
1871 Twenty-Five Cents -1870 Wide 0 Obverse Type
1871H Twenty-Five Cents -1870 Narrow 0 Obverse Type
1871H Twenty-Five Cents -1870 Wide 0 Obverse Type
1872H Twenty-Five Cents -1870 Narrow 0 Obverse Type
1872H Twenty-Five Cents -1870 Wide 0 Obverse Type
1886 Twenty-Five Cents -Short Stems -1870 Wide 0 Obverse Type
1886 Twenty-Five Cents -Short Stems -1883H Obverse Type
1886 Twenty-Five Cents -Short Stems -1887 Obverse Type
1886 Twenty-Five Cents -Long Stems
1951 Twenty-Five Cents -High Relief
1951 Twenty-Five Cents -Low Relief
1952 Twenty-Five Cents -High Relief
1952 Twenty-Five Cents -Low Relief
1953 Twenty-Five Cents -Large Date No Shoulder Fold
1953 Twenty-Five Cents -Small Date Shoulder Fold
1973 Twenty-Five Cents -Large Bust*
1973 Twenty-Five Cents -Small Bust
1978 Twenty-Five Cents -Large Denticles
1978 Twenty-Five Cents -Small Denticles

1870 Fifty Cents -No LCW*
1870 Fifty Cents -LCW
1890H Fifty Cents -1881H Obverse Type
1890H Fifty Cents -1882 Obverse Type
1910 Fifty Cents -Victorian Leaves
1910 Fifty Cents -Edwardian Leaves
1953 Fifty Cents -Small Date No Shoulder Fold
1953 Fifty Cents -Large Date No Shoulder Fold*
1953 Fifty Cents -Small Date Shoulder Fold
1978 Fifty Cents -Square Jewels
1978 Fifty Cents -Round Jewels*
1982 Fifty Cents -Large Beads*
1982 Fifty Cents -Small Beads

1953 One Dollar -No Shoulder Fold
1953 One Dollar -Shoulder Fold
1965 One Dollar -Small Bead Pointed 5
1965 One Dollar -Small Bead Blunt 5
1965 One Dollar -Large Bead Blunt 5
1965 One Dollar -Large Bead Pointed 5
1965 One Dollar -Medium Bead Pointed 5*
1966 One Dollar -Small Bead Obverse
1966 One Dollar -Large Bead Obverse*

Newfoundland

1865 Five Cents -Dot at the end of the word "NEWFOUNDLAND".
1865 Five Cents -No Dot at the end of the word "NEWFOUNDLAND".
1870 Five Cents -Dot at the end of the word "NEWFOUNDLAND".
1870 Five Cents -No Dot at the end of the word "NEWFOUNDLAND".
1888 Five Cents -No Dot at the end of the word "NEWFOUNDLAND".
1888 Five Cents -Dot at the end of the word "NEWFOUNDLAND".(1882H Obverse Type)

1870 Ten Cents -Dot at the end of the word "NEWFOUNDLAND".
1870 Ten Cents -No Dot at the end of the word "NEWFOUNDLAND".
1873 Ten Cents -Dot at the end of the word "NEWFOUNDLAND".
1873 Ten Cents -No Dot at the end of the word "NEWFOUNDLAND".
1894 Ten Cents -No Dot at the end of the word "NEWFOUNDLAND".
1894 Ten Cents -Dot at the end of the word "NEWFOUNDLAND".(1882H Obverse Type)

1896 Twenty Cents -1870 Obverse Type
1896 Twenty Cents -1882H Obverse Type
1898 Twenty Cents -1870 Obverse Type
1898 Twenty Cents -1882H Obverse Type

1896 Fifty Cents -1865 Obverse Type
1896 Fifty Cents -1882H Obverse Type

1870 Two Dollars -Dot at the end of the word "NEWFOUNDLAND".
1870 Two Dollars -No Dot at the end of the word "NEWFOUNDLAND".
1894 Two Dollars -No Dot at the end of the word "NEWFOUNDLAND".
1894 Two Dollars -Dot at the end of the word "NEWFOUNDLAND".(1882H Obverse Type)

Nova Scotia

1861 One Cent -Large Bud
1861 One Cent -Small Bud

  • This page contains all Modified Design varieties known to the Canadian Error Coins website.

  • Most varieties here have the same value as their counterparts of the same date. An * denotes items of special rarity or value over their regular counterparts of the same date.

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