1949 Canada 10 Cent Value

A 1949 Canada 10 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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1949 Canada 10 Cent value by grade

1949 Canada 10 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.

How much is a 1949 Canada 10 Cent worth today?

Pricing for the 1949 Canada 10 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1949 Canada 10 Cent specifications

Series
Canada Coinage
Year
1949
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver

No mint mark? Here is why

The 1949 Canada 10 Cent 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 1949 Canada 10 Cent is worth money

Documented examples of the 1949 Canada 10 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.

The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1949 Canada 10 Cent: Documented Canada coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Broad, multigenerational demand for the design gives every date, including this one, a deep and liquid market.

Measured 1949 Canada 10 Cent specimens

1 physically measured 1949 Canada 10 Cent example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1949 Canada 10 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1949 Canada 10 Cent #1---KM.43

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