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.

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1717 Canada 6 Denier value by grade

1717 Canada 6 Denier value by grade
GradeEstimated value

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.

Measured 1717 Canada 6 Denier specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1717 Canada 6 Denier #19.251 g27 mm-GadMCF.1, Breton.505, Breen.259

Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.