1881 Canada 2 Dollar Value
In the current market, a 1881 Canada 2 Dollar changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1881 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.
Today's value of the 1881 Canada 2 Dollar
Pricing for the 1881 Canada 2 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1881 Canada 2 Dollar specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1881
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Gold
- Weight
- 3.32 g
- Diameter
- 18 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
No mint mark is the mark here: the 1881 Canada 2 Dollar comes from the main Philadelphia Mint, which left its coins unlettered in this era. The position where branch mints placed their letter (varies by series) is simply blank.
Why the 1881 Canada 2 Dollar is worth money
Without a firm mintage figure, the 1881 Canada 2 Dollar trades on what actually turns up. Documented museum specimens give collectors a benchmark for authenticity and typical preservation.
Context adds the final layer to the 1881 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.
1881 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 1881 Canada 2 Dollar specimens
1 physically measured 1881 Canada 2 Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 3.32 g, 18 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 Canada 2 Dollar #1 | 3.32 g | 18 mm | 6 h | Friedberg.Newfoundland.1 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.