1906 Canada Cent Value

A 1906 Canada Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.

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Illustrative rendering. Photographs of this date are being added.

1906 Canada Cent value by grade

1906 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 1906 Canada Cent worth today?

The market for the 1906 Canada Cent is driven by condition above all.

1906 Canada Cent specifications

Series
Canada Coinage
Year
1906
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Copper Alloy

The missing mint mark, explained

The 1906 Canada Cent comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1906, that is exactly as it should be.

What makes the 1906 Canada Cent valuable

The 1906 Canada Cent lacks precise production records, so its value rests on demonstrated rarity: how often examples surface at auction and how they compare to documented specimens.

There is history in a 1906 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.

1906 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 1906 Canada Cent specimens

1 physically measured 1906 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 1906 Canada Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
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Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.