1890 Canada 10 Cent Value

Depending on how well it survived, a 1890 Canada 10 Cent brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

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1890 Canada 10 Cent value by grade

1890 Canada 10 Cent 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.

How much is a 1890 Canada 10 Cent worth today?

Pricing for the 1890 Canada 10 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1890 Canada 10 Cent specifications

Series
Canada Coinage
Year
1890
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1890 Canada 10 Cent was struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which used no mint mark in this era. If you find no letter where branch-mint coins carry one (check the usual position for this series), you are holding a Philadelphia issue.

Where this coin's value comes from

Official mintage figures for the 1890 Canada 10 Cent 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.

The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1890 Canada 10 Cent: Documented Canada coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Broad, multigenerational demand for the design gives every date, including this one, a deep and liquid market.

1890 Canada 10 Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA / CANADA

head l., crowned

Reverse

10 CENTS (date)

value crowned within wreath

Measured 1890 Canada 10 Cent specimens

1 physically measured 1890 Canada 10 Cent example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1890 Canada 10 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
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Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.