1888 Canada 2 Dollar Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1888 Canada 2 Dollar brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1888 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.
Today's value of the 1888 Canada 2 Dollar
The market for the 1888 Canada 2 Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1888 Canada 2 Dollar specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1888
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Gold
- Weight
- 3.332 g
- Diameter
- 18 mm
Reading a coin with no mint mark
No mint mark is the mark here: the 1888 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 1888 Canada 2 Dollar valuable
Documented examples of the 1888 Canada 2 Dollar in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
Context adds the final layer to the 1888 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.
1888 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 1888 Canada 2 Dollar specimens
1 physically measured 1888 Canada 2 Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 3.332 g, 18 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 Canada 2 Dollar #1 | 3.332 g | 18 mm | 6 h | Friedberg.Newfoundland.1 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.