1963 Canada 25 Cent Value

A 1963 Canada 25 Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

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1963 Canada 25 Cent value by grade

1963 Canada 25 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 1963 Canada 25 Cent worth today?

Pricing for the 1963 Canada 25 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1963 Canada 25 Cent specifications

Series
Canada Coinage
Year
1963
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver
Weight
5.873 g
Diameter
24 mm

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1963 Canada 25 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.

The value drivers behind this coin

Official mintage figures for the 1963 Canada 25 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.

The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1963 Canada 25 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.

1963 Canada 25 Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA

young laureate bust of the Queen, facing right

Reverse

25 CENTS CANADA

bust of caribou, facing left

Measured 1963 Canada 25 Cent specimens

1 physically measured 1963 Canada 25 Cent example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 5.873 g, 24 mm minting standard.

Measured 1963 Canada 25 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1963 Canada 25 Cent #15.873 g24 mm-KM.Canada.52

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