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

1722 Canada Sou 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 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.

Measured 1722 Canada Sou specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1722 Canada Sou #15.91 g26 mm6 hBreen.263

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