Check the listing for details. 1899 Canada Silver Five Cent Coin 5c Canadian Fine Circulated Dark Victoria. Listed at 10.95 USD. 1899 Canada Five Cents5c Canadian CoinWe grade this coin as Fine, but please decide for yourselfThe coin is dark, see photos for more detailThe coin pictured is the coin you will receiveKM #5SPECIFICATIONSComposition: SilverFineness: 0.9250Weight: 1.1620gASW: 0.0346ozDESIGNObverse: Head leftObverse Legend: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA. CANADAReverse: Denomination and date within wreath, crown aboveNOTESRuler: VictoriaThe Canadian Five cent coin, commonly called a nickel, is a coin worth five cents or one-twentieth of a Canadian dollar.The denomination (i.e., the Canadian five cent piece) had been introduced in 1858 as a small, thin sterling silver coin, that was colloquially known as a "fish scale", not a nickel. The larger base metal version made of nickel, and called a "nickel", was introduced as a Canadian coin in 1922, originally as a 99.9% nickel metal. These coins were magnetic, due to the high nickel content. Versions during World War II were minted in copper-zinc, then chrome and nickel-plated steel, and finally returned again to nickel, at the end of the war.