1895 Canada Cent Value

A 1895 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.

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1895 Canada Cent value by grade

1895 Canada 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 1895 Canada Cent worth today?

Pricing for the 1895 Canada Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1895 Canada Cent specifications

Series
Canada Coinage
Year
1895
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Copper Alloy

No mint mark? Here is why

The 1895 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.

What collectors pay for in a 1895 Canada Cent

Documented examples of the 1895 Canada Cent in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.

Documented Canada coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. For the 1895 Canada Cent, the enduring popularity of the series translates directly into buyers in every grade and every market cycle.

1895 Canada Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA / CANADA

head l.

Reverse

ONE CENT (date)

value within circular vine

Measured 1895 Canada Cent specimens

1 physically measured 1895 Canada Cent example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1895 Canada Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
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Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.