1912 Canada 5 Dollar Value
A 1912 Canada 5 Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1912 Canada 5 Dollar 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 1912 Canada 5 Dollar worth today?
Pricing for the 1912 Canada 5 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1912 Canada 5 Dollar specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1912
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Gold
- Weight
- 8.373 g
- Diameter
- 22 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1912 Canada 5 Dollar 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 5 Dollar valuable
Official mintage figures for the 1912 Canada 5 Dollar 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.
Context adds the final layer to the 1912 Canada 5 Dollar. 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.
1912 Canada 5 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
GROEGIVS V DEI GRA: REX ET IND: IMP:
bust l., crowned
Reverse
CANADA / (date) / 5 DOLLARS
arms of the Dominion
Measured 1912 Canada 5 Dollar specimens
1 physically measured 1912 Canada 5 Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 8.373 g, 22 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Canada 5 Dollar #1 | 8.373 g | 22 mm | 12 h | Friedberg.Canada.4 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.