1865 Canada 2 Dollar Value
In the current market, a 1865 Canada 2 Dollar changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1865 Canada 2 Dollar value by grade
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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 1865 Canada 2 Dollar value
Pricing for the 1865 Canada 2 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1865 Canada 2 Dollar specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1865
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Gold
- Weight
- 3.342 g
- Diameter
- 18 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
Look for a letter and you will not find one. The 1865 Canada 2 Dollar is a Philadelphia product, and the main mint did not sign its work at this time.
Why the 1865 Canada 2 Dollar is worth money
Context adds the final layer to the 1865 Canada 2 Dollar. 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.
For the 1865 Canada 2 Dollar, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
1865 Canada 2 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
VICTORIA D:G: REG: NEWFOUNDLAND
Victoria hd. l.
Reverse
TWO HUNDRED CENTS ONE HUNDRED PENCE 2 DOLLARS (date)
value within legend
Measured 1865 Canada 2 Dollar specimens
1 physically measured 1865 Canada 2 Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 3.342 g, 18 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 Canada 2 Dollar #1 | 3.342 g | 18 mm | 6 h | Friedberg.Newfoundland.1 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.