1721 Canada Sou Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1721 Canada Sou brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1721 Canada Sou 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.
How much is a 1721 Canada Sou worth today?
Pricing for the 1721 Canada Sou depends on grade and current collector demand.
1721 Canada Sou specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1721
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 5.82 g
- Diameter
- 26 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1721 Canada Sou 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 collectors pay for in a 1721 Canada Sou
Documented examples of the 1721 Canada Sou in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
There is history in a 1721 Canada Coinage as well. Documented Canada coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.
1721 Canada Sou inscriptions & design
Obverse
SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM
Crossed L's, crowned
Reverse
COLONIES/ FRANCOISES/ 1721/ H
Inscription
Measured 1721 Canada Sou specimens
4 physically measured 1721 Canada Sou examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 5.82 g, 26 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1721 Canada Sou #1 | 7.32 g | 26 mm | 6 h | Breen.261 |
| 1721 Canada Sou #2 | 5.82 g | 26 mm | 6 h | Breen.261 |
| 1721 Canada Sou #3 | 6.18 g | 26 mm | 6 h | Breton.507, Breen.260 |
| 1721 Canada Sou #4 | 5.17 g | 26 mm | 6 h | Breen.260 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.