1717 Canada 12 Denier Value
The 1717 Canada 12 Denier carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
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1717 Canada 12 Denier value by grade
| Grade | Estimated value |
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Estimated retail range. Estimates are modeled from mintage rarity and metal content, not auction records. Actual sale prices vary with certification, eye appeal and market timing.
Current 1717 Canada 12 Denier value
Pricing for the 1717 Canada 12 Denier depends on grade and current collector demand.
1717 Canada 12 Denier specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1717
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 11.528 g
- Diameter
- 30 mm
Reading a coin with no mint mark
The 1717 Canada 12 Denier was struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which used no mint mark in this era. If you find no letter where branch-mint coins carry one (check the usual position for this series), you are holding a Philadelphia issue.
What makes the 1717 Canada 12 Denier valuable
Documented examples of the 1717 Canada 12 Denier in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
Context adds the final layer to the 1717 Canada 12 Denier. Documented Canada coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Owning this date means owning a piece of that story, and demand for the series as a whole sustains liquidity for every issue in it.
1717 Canada 12 Denier inscriptions & design
Obverse
LVD XV D G FR ET NAV REX
Bust right
Reverse
XII DENIERS COLONIES 1717
Inscription
Measured 1717 Canada 12 Denier specimens
3 physically measured 1717 Canada 12 Denier examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 11.528 g, 30 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 Canada 12 Denier #1 | 13.072 g | 30 mm | 12 h | GadMCF.2, Breton.504, Breen.258 |
| 1717 Canada 12 Denier #2 | 11.528 g | 30 mm | 6 h | Breton.504, Breen.258 |
| 1717 Canada 12 Denier #3 | - | 30 mm | 7 h | Breen.258, Breton.504 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.