1911 Canada Sovereign Value
A 1911 Canada Sovereign 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.
1911 Canada Sovereign 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 1911 Canada Sovereign worth today?
Pricing for the 1911 Canada Sovereign depends on grade and current collector demand.
1911 Canada Sovereign specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1911
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Gold
- Weight
- 7.998 g
- Diameter
- 22 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1911 Canada Sovereign 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
Documented examples of the 1911 Canada Sovereign in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
Context adds the final layer to the 1911 Canada Sovereign. Documented Canada coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Owning this date means owning a piece of that story, and demand for the series as a whole sustains liquidity for every issue in it.
1911 Canada Sovereign inscriptions & design
Obverse
GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
head l.
Reverse
1911
St. George slaying dragon
Measured 1911 Canada Sovereign specimens
1 physically measured 1911 Canada Sovereign example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 7.998 g, 22 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 Canada Sovereign #1 | 7.998 g | 22 mm | 12 h | Friedberg.Canada.2 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.