1881H Obverse Varieties:

1882H Obverse Varieties:

1891 Reverse Varieties:

1893 Reverse Varieties:

1894 Reverse Varieties:

1896 Reverse Varieties:

1899 Reverse Varieties:

1929 Reverse Varieties:

In 1929 two slightly different reverse dies were used.

1936 Dot Reverse

After the death of King George V in January 1936, new dies had to be designed, but the manufacturing of these dies were delayed. In order to keep up with demand, a small dot was added on the reverse side of the 1936 dies, to differentiate between regular 1936 coins and the 1936 coins which were struck in 1937.

Because the 1937 one cent dies were received quickly, only three known 1936 "dot" one cent coins are known to exist, all in a high mint state.

Many circulated coins have appeared over the years, but none have been actually authenticated. It is highly unlikely that any 1936 dot one cent coins ever made it out for public consumption.

For these reasons, the 1936 "Dot" is considered the Holy Grail of Canadian one cent coins.

The example pictured here is known as the "Belzberg" one cent coin, certified by PCGS as a "Specimen-66 Red".

1947 Maple Leaf Reverse Varieties
In 1948, India was granted independence from the British Empire. Because of this, the words "ET IND IMP" (And Emperor of India) had to be removed from all obverse coin dies.
There was a demand for new 1948 coins, but delays in the manufacture of the updated dies forced the Mint into a second production run using the 1947 dies. To differentiate regular 1947 coins from the second production run a small maple leaf was engraved to the right of the date on the reverse dies.

Note - There are two different reverse varieties of the 1947 Maple Leaf 1 cent coin:

1948 Obverse Varieties

Note: The "A" referred to in each 1948 variety is the second A in GRATIA, on the obverse side of the coin.

1949 Obverse Varieties

Note: The "A" referred to in each 1949 variety is the second A in GRATIA, on the obverse side of the coin.

1953-1955 Obverse Varieties
Because of die polishing a variant exists in 1953-1955 coins where the shoulder strap cannot be easily seen. This variant is referred to as "No Shoulder Fold".

The No Shoulder Fold variety:
- Pronounced flaring on the letters,
- The "I" in "DEI points between two denticles,
- The denticles are larger and longer.

The Shoulder Fold variety: - Squared ends on the letters,
- The "I" in "DEI points directly to a denticle,
- The denticles are smaller and shorter.

Examples of these varieties are shown below:

1950s and 60s "Hanging" Varieties

1962 Reverse Varieties:

1965 Varieties
There are two obverse varieties, as well as two reverse varieties. At some point in the production year each obverse die was used with each reverse die, so as a result there are FOUR different variety combinations:
- Type 1: SB P5 ("Small Beads" obverse with "Pointed 5" reverse)
- Type 2: SB B5 ("Small Beads" obverse with "Blunt 5" reverse)
- Type 3: LB B5 ("Large Beads" obverse with "Blunt 5" reverse)
- Type 4: LB P5 ("Large Beads" obverse with "Pointed 5" reverse)

Obverse Varieties
There are two different obverse varieties:
Large Beads Obverse - The beads are slightly larger, and noticeably closer to the rim. Also, the "A" in "Regina" points to a rim bead.
Small Beads Obverse - In the small beads variety the beads are noticeably further from the outer rim of the coin. Also, the "A" in "Regina" points between two rim beads:

1978 Reverse Varieties:
The two varieties of 1978 1 cent are as follows:
- Normal (Low 8)
- High 8

1983 Obverse Varieties:
The two varieties of 1983 1 cent are as follows:
- Near Beads (closer to the rim)
- Far Beads (farther from the rim)

1985 Reverse Varieties
There are two varieties of 1985 1 cent coins:
- The "Blunt 5" and
- The "Pointed 5"