1955 Canada 5 Cent Value
Today a 1955 Canada 5 Cent typically sells for its melt value to well into four figures, with condition doing most of the work. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
1955 Canada 5 Cent 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.
How much is a 1955 Canada 5 Cent worth today?
The market for the 1955 Canada 5 Cent is driven by condition above all.
1955 Canada 5 Cent specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1955
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper Alloy
- Weight
- 4.45 g
- Diameter
- 21 mm
The missing mint mark, explained
The 1955 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 1955, that is exactly as it should be.
What makes the 1955 Canada 5 Cent valuable
Official mintage figures for the 1955 Canada 5 Cent 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.
There is history in a 1955 Canada Coinage as well. Documented Canada coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.
Measured 1955 Canada 5 Cent specimens
1 physically measured 1955 Canada 5 Cent example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 4.45 g, 21 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Canada 5 Cent #1 | 4.45 g | 21 mm | 12 h | KM.Canada.50a |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.