1920 Canada 5 Cent Value

A 1920 Canada 5 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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1920 Canada 5 Cent value by grade

1920 Canada 5 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.

Current 1920 Canada 5 Cent value

The market for the 1920 Canada 5 Cent is driven by condition above all.

1920 Canada 5 Cent specifications

Series
Canada Coinage
Year
1920
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver

Why there is no letter on this coin

The 1920 Canada 5 Cent comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1920, that is exactly as it should be.

Why the 1920 Canada 5 Cent is worth money

For the 1920 Canada 5 Cent, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.

Context adds the final layer to the 1920 Canada 5 Cent. 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.

1920 Canada 5 Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: REX ET IND: IMP:

bust l., crowned

Reverse

5 / CENTS / CANADA / (date)

value crowned within wreath

Measured 1920 Canada 5 Cent specimens

1 physically measured 1920 Canada 5 Cent example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1920 Canada 5 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1920 Canada 5 Cent #1----

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