1722 Canada Sou Value
Expect a 1722 Canada Sou to trade between about its melt value and well into four figures, driven almost entirely by grade. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1722 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.
Current 1722 Canada Sou value
Pricing for the 1722 Canada Sou depends on grade and current collector demand.
1722 Canada Sou specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1722
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 5.91 g
- Diameter
- 26 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1722 Canada Sou comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1722, that is exactly as it should be.
What makes the 1722 Canada Sou valuable
For the 1722 Canada Sou, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
Context adds the final layer to the 1722 Canada Sou. 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.
1722 Canada Sou inscriptions & design
Obverse
SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM
Crossed L's, crowned
Reverse
COLONIES/ FRANCOISES/ 1722/ H
Inscription
Measured 1722 Canada Sou specimens
1 physically measured 1722 Canada Sou example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 5.91 g, 26 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1722 Canada Sou #1 | 5.91 g | 26 mm | 6 h | Breen.263 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.