1882 Canada 2 Dollar Value
A 1882 Canada 2 Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1882 Canada 2 Dollar 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.
What is a 1882 Canada 2 Dollar worth right now?
The market for the 1882 Canada 2 Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1882 Canada 2 Dollar specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1882
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Gold
- Weight
- 3.342 g
- Diameter
- 18 mm
Why there is no letter on this coin
No mint mark is the mark here: the 1882 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.
What makes the 1882 Canada 2 Dollar valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1882 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.
Official mintage figures for the 1882 Canada 2 Dollar are not well established. The museum-documented specimens behind our specifications provide the physical reference points for the issue, and the market prices it on observed scarcity.
1882 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 1882 Canada 2 Dollar specimens
1 physically measured 1882 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 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.