1957 Canada Cent Value

A 1957 Canada Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.

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Illustrative rendering. Photographs of this date are being added.

1957 Canada Cent value by grade

1957 Canada 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 1957 Canada Cent value

The market for the 1957 Canada Cent is driven by condition above all.

1957 Canada Cent specifications

Series
Canada Coinage
Year
1957
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Copper Alloy
Weight
3.15 g
Diameter
19 mm

The missing mint mark, explained

Look for a letter and you will not find one. The 1957 Canada Cent is a Philadelphia product, and the main mint did not sign its work at this time.

What makes the 1957 Canada Cent valuable

For the 1957 Canada Cent, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.

There is history in a 1957 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 1957 Canada Cent specimens

1 physically measured 1957 Canada Cent example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 3.15 g, 19 mm minting standard.

Measured 1957 Canada Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1957 Canada Cent #13.15 g19 mm12 hKM.Canada.49

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