1917 Canada Sovereign Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1917 Canada Sovereign brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1917 Canada Sovereign value by grade
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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.
What is a 1917 Canada Sovereign worth right now?
Pricing for the 1917 Canada Sovereign depends on grade and current collector demand.
1917 Canada Sovereign specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1917
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Gold
- Weight
- 7.989 g
- Diameter
- 22 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1917 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.
Why the 1917 Canada Sovereign is worth money
Official mintage figures for the 1917 Canada Sovereign 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.
Few series carry the following that supports the 1917 Canada Sovereign. 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.
1917 Canada Sovereign inscriptions & design
Obverse
GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
head l.
Reverse
1917
St. George slaying dragon
Measured 1917 Canada Sovereign specimens
1 physically measured 1917 Canada Sovereign example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 7.989 g, 22 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 Canada Sovereign #1 | 7.989 g | 22 mm | 12 h | Friedberg.Canada.2 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.