1904 Canada Cent Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1904 Canada Cent brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1904 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 1904 Canada Cent worth today?
Pricing for the 1904 Canada Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1904 Canada Cent specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1904
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper Alloy
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1904 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 makes the 1904 Canada Cent valuable
Few series carry the following that supports the 1904 Canada Cent. Documented Canada coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. A coin that thousands of collectors are actively assembling into sets never lacks for a market.
Documented examples of the 1904 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.
1904 Canada Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
EDWARDVS VII DEI GRATIA REX IMPERATOR / CANADA
bust r., crowned
Reverse
1 / CENT / (date)
value in circle of vines
Measured 1904 Canada Cent specimens
1 physically measured 1904 Canada Cent example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 Canada Cent #1 | - | - | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.