1717 Canada 6 Denier Value
A 1717 Canada 6 Denier is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1717 Canada 6 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 6 Denier value
The market for the 1717 Canada 6 Denier is driven by condition above all.
1717 Canada 6 Denier specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1717
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper Alloy
- Weight
- 9.251 g
- Diameter
- 27 mm
The missing mint mark, explained
The 1717 Canada 6 Denier comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1717, that is exactly as it should be.
What makes the 1717 Canada 6 Denier valuable
Documented examples of the 1717 Canada 6 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 6 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 6 Denier inscriptions & design
Obverse
LVD XV D G FR ET NAV REX
bust r.
Reverse
VI/ DENIERS/ COLONIES/ 1717/ .Q
legend
Measured 1717 Canada 6 Denier specimens
1 physically measured 1717 Canada 6 Denier example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 9.251 g, 27 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 Canada 6 Denier #1 | 9.251 g | 27 mm | - | GadMCF.1, Breton.505, Breen.259 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.