1920 Canada Cent Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1920 Canada Cent brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
1920 Canada Cent value by grade
| Grade | Estimated 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.
What is the 1920 Canada Cent selling for today?
The market for the 1920 Canada Cent is driven by condition above all.
1920 Canada Cent specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1920
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper Alloy
Reading a coin with no mint mark
Philadelphia struck the 1920 Canada Cent, and Philadelphia coins of this period carry no mint mark at all. An empty space at the usual mint mark position (see the series guide) confirms a Philadelphia strike, not a flaw.
What makes the 1920 Canada Cent valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1920 Canada 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.
Documented examples of the 1920 Canada Cent in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
1920 Canada Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: REX ET IND: IMP:
bust l., crowned
Reverse
ONE / CENT / CANADA / (date)
value within circular vine
Measured 1920 Canada Cent specimens
1 physically measured 1920 Canada Cent example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 Canada Cent #1 | - | - | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.