1961 Canada 50 Cent Value

In the current market, a 1961 Canada 50 Cent changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.

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1961 Canada 50 Cent value by grade

1961 Canada 50 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.

What is the 1961 Canada 50 Cent selling for today?

Pricing for the 1961 Canada 50 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1961 Canada 50 Cent specifications

Series
Canada Coinage
Year
1961
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver

Why there is no letter on this coin

Philadelphia struck the 1961 Canada 50 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 1961 Canada 50 Cent valuable

Documented examples of the 1961 Canada 50 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.

Context adds the final layer to the 1961 Canada 50 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.

Measured 1961 Canada 50 Cent specimens

1 physically measured 1961 Canada 50 Cent example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1961 Canada 50 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1961 Canada 50 Cent #1---KM.56

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