1894 Canada Cent Value
A 1894 Canada Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1894 Canada Cent 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.
How much is a 1894 Canada Cent worth today?
Pricing for the 1894 Canada Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1894 Canada Cent specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1894
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper Alloy
- Diameter
- 26 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1894 Canada 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.
Why the 1894 Canada Cent is worth money
There is history in a 1894 Canada Coinage as well. Documented Canada coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.
Official mintage figures for the 1894 Canada 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.
1894 Canada Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA / CANADA
head l.
Reverse
ONE CENT (date)
value within circular vine
Measured 1894 Canada Cent specimens
2 physically measured 1894 Canada Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, 26 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 Canada Cent #1 | - | - | - | - |
| 1894 Canada Cent #2 | - | 26 mm | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.