1918 Canada Sovereign Value
The 1918 Canada Sovereign carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
1918 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.
What is the 1918 Canada Sovereign selling for today?
Pricing for the 1918 Canada Sovereign depends on grade and current collector demand.
1918 Canada Sovereign specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1918
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Gold
- Weight
- 7.997 g
- Diameter
- 22 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
Look for a letter and you will not find one. The 1918 Canada Sovereign is a Philadelphia product, and the main mint did not sign its work at this time.
What makes the 1918 Canada Sovereign valuable
Without a firm mintage figure, the 1918 Canada Sovereign trades on what actually turns up. Documented museum specimens give collectors a benchmark for authenticity and typical preservation.
Context adds the final layer to the 1918 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.
1918 Canada Sovereign inscriptions & design
Obverse
GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:
head l.
Reverse
1918
St. George slaying dragon
Measured 1918 Canada Sovereign specimens
1 physically measured 1918 Canada Sovereign example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 7.997 g, 22 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 Canada Sovereign #1 | 7.997 g | 22 mm | 12 h | Friedberg.Canada.2 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.