1912 Canada 20 Cent Value

A 1912 Canada 20 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.

1912 Canada 20 Cent value by grade

1912 Canada 20 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 1912 Canada 20 Cent worth today?

Pricing for the 1912 Canada 20 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1912 Canada 20 Cent specifications

Series
Canada Coinage
Year
1912
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver
Diameter
23 mm

No mint mark? Here is why

The 1912 Canada 20 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 1912 Canada 20 Cent valuable

Official mintage figures for the 1912 Canada 20 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.

Documented Canada coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. For the 1912 Canada 20 Cent, the enduring popularity of the series translates directly into buyers in every grade and every market cycle.

1912 Canada 20 Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

GEORGIVS V DEI GRA REX ET IND IMP

Bust l. crowned

Reverse

NEWFOUNDLAND 20 CENTS (date)

value and date within legend

Measured 1912 Canada 20 Cent specimens

2 physically measured 1912 Canada 20 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, 23 mm minting standard.

Measured 1912 Canada 20 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1912 Canada 20 Cent #1-23 mm--
1912 Canada 20 Cent #2---KM.15

Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.