2006 No Logo Canadian Penny
The 2006 No Logo Canadian Penny is a one-cent coin struck for circulation with 886.3 million made. Value band: face value. Here is how to recognize it, what makes one worth more and what to check on yours.
- Year
- 2006
- Circulation mintage
- 886,275,000
- Value band
- Face value
- Composition
- Copper-plated steel or copper-plated zinc (a magnet tells them apart)
Original illustration of the coin's shape and metal. Tap to flip. Not a picture of the actual design.
Face value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 2006 No Logo Canadian Penny worth?
With 886.3 million made, the 2006 No Logo Canadian Penny is common. A circulated one is worth face value. The cent is still legal tender even though the Mint stopped issuing it in 2013. Only coins with full original red color, a recognized variety or a genuine error interest collectors.
What would make yours worth more:
- Full original red color
- A recognized variety or a genuine mint error
- Coins from a specimen or proof set
For market prices, look at recent sold results for the same coin in the same condition, not asking prices.
Quick answers
- Is the 2006 No Logo Canadian Penny rare?
- No. 886.3 million were made, so circulated examples are worth face value.
- How many 2006 No Logo Canadian pennies were made?
- 886,275,000 were struck for circulation (a combined figure for the No Logo and Mint Logo varieties).
- What is the 2006 No Logo Canadian Penny made of?
- Copper-plated steel or copper-plated zinc (a magnet tells them apart). It weighs 2.35 g (steel) or 2.25 g (zinc) and measures 19.05 mm.
- Is the 2006 No Logo Canadian Penny still legal tender?
- Yes. The Royal Canadian Mint stopped distributing cents in 2013, but they remain legal tender. Cash payments are rounded to the nearest five cents, so most pennies now sit in jars or go to banks.
The 2006 penny in context
In 2006 the Royal Canadian Mint began putting its own logo on circulation coins and the cents of that year come in three forms: with the P mark, with the new Mint logo and with no mark at all. The published figure of 886,275,000 covers both the no logo and the logo coins together, so there is no official split between them. The P coins have their own total of 137,733,000.
That makes 2006 a transition year and the no logo coin is a reminder of the older style. It carries the same designs as every other 2006 cent: Susanna Blunt's uncrowned portrait and Kruger Gray's maple twig. The only difference is the absence of a mark. For most people a 2006 cent is just another coin in the jar, but for anyone sorting by variety it is worth a look. Collectors interested in the period often try to find all three 2006 forms. Because the marks are small, sorting a pile of 2006 cents takes a magnifier and a bit of patience, but it costs nothing and makes a good introduction to variety collecting.
How to recognize it
Susanna Blunt's uncrowned portrait of the queen faces right with ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA. On this version there is no P and no Mint logo. The reverse is Kruger Gray's maple twig with CANADA, 1 CENT and 2006. To confirm you have the no logo coin, examine both sides closely with a magnifier and make sure neither mark is present. A magnet is also worth trying, since it tells you whether the coin is steel or zinc. Note the result alongside the coin if you keep it, since the metal is part of what makes each 2006 version distinct and you won't want to test it again.
2006 No Logo Canadian Penny by the numbers
The published 886,275,000 for 2006 covers both the No Logo and Mint Logo varieties together, so neither can be ranked on its own. As a date, 2006 sits 140th lowest among Canadian penny dates by output.
Compared with the dates around it, the 2006 output was 29 times the 2005 figure and about the same as 2007. Other 2006 cents: 2006 Mint Logo Canadian Penny and 2006 P Canadian Penny (137.7 million).
Over the 2000s the Mint produced 8.29 billion cents across 19 dates and varieties; the 2006 No Logo Canadian Penny accounts for 11% of that.
What to check on your 2006 No Logo Canadian Penny
- Try a magnet. Steel cents stick and zinc cents don't, which is how the two compositions of 2006 are told apart.
- Confirm the variety: no Mint logo. Use a magnifier and compare with a reference picture before you assume you have the scarcer one.
- Check the color. Collectors describe copper cents as red, red-brown or brown; bright original color is worth far more than toned or dull surfaces.
- Never clean it. Rubbing, polishing or dipping leaves fine scratches and an unnatural color that collectors spot at once.
With hundreds of millions struck across the no logo and logo coins, worn 2006 cents are face value. Mint state 2006 no logo cents with bright color draw a small premium. The no logo coin is mainly of interest to people collecting all three 2006 forms. Since there is no separate mintage, nobody can say exactly how common it is compared with the logo version. A coin with clean, intact plating is the best choice. Store it in a labeled holder so it doesn't get mixed up with the other 2006 types later, which is easy to do once the coins are out of sight.
Plated steel and the last cents, 2004 to 2012
By 2004 the cent was being made in two versions: copper-plated zinc at 2.25 g and copper-plated steel at 2.35 g. Steel coins carried a small P through 2006. That year the Royal Canadian Mint began placing its own logo on coins, so 2006 cents come with a P, with the logo or with no mark at all. From 2007 the useful way to sort them is with a magnet. Steel cents stick and zinc cents don't and the published mintages for several years split along those lines.
The design stayed the same throughout: Susanna Blunt's uncrowned portrait of the queen on one side and Kruger Gray's maple twig on the other. What changed was the economics. By then the cent had come to cost more than its face value to make. The federal government announced in 2012 that production would stop and the mint struck its final cent that May in Winnipeg. Banks stopped receiving new supplies after February 4, 2013, when the mint ceased distributing cents. Cash prices are now rounded to the nearest five cents, while electronic payments still settle to the cent.
Cents remain legal tender and huge numbers sit in jars across the country, so almost all of these coins are face value. The points worth checking are the magnet result and the date. Non-magnetic zinc coins from 2007 had a far smaller run than the steel ones and the split for 2009 is lopsided too. The last year, 2012, has two short runs, which gives the final cent a little extra appeal. Keep any bright uncirculated pieces separate, since those are what collectors want.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Denomination | 1 cent |
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
| Year | 2006 |
| Circulation mintage | 886,275,000 (with the Mint Logo variety) |
| Composition | Copper-plated steel or copper-plated zinc (a magnet tells them apart) |
| Weight | 2.35 g (steel) or 2.25 g (zinc) |
| Diameter | 19.05 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
Other 2006 Canadian pennies
| Coin | Circulation mintage | Value band |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Mint Logo Canadian Penny | 886,275,000 | Face value |
| 2006 P Canadian Penny | 137,733,000 | Face value |
Frequently asked questions
Why are there different 2006 Canadian cents?
In 2006 the Mint began adding its logo to coins, so cents of that year come with a P mark, with the logo or with no mark. The no logo and logo coins share one published mintage of 886,275,000.
How many 2006 no logo cents were made?
The 2006 no logo cent has no mintage of its own in the records. The records give 886,275,000 for the no logo and logo coins together, so the split is unknown. The P cents of 2006 have their own total of 137,733,000.
Mintage figures: Penny (Canadian coin) (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from Royal Canadian Mint figures. How we build these pages.