1966 Canada 5 Cent Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1966 Canada 5 Cent brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
1966 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.
What is the 1966 Canada 5 Cent selling for today?
The market for the 1966 Canada 5 Cent is driven by condition above all.
1966 Canada 5 Cent specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1966
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Nickel
- Weight
- 4.569 g
- Diameter
- 21 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1966 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 1966, that is exactly as it should be.
What makes the 1966 Canada 5 Cent valuable
Documented examples of the 1966 Canada 5 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.
There is history in a 1966 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.
1966 Canada 5 Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
middle aged crowned and draped bust of the Queen, facing right
Reverse
5 CENTS CANADA
beaver on log, water below
Measured 1966 Canada 5 Cent specimens
1 physically measured 1966 Canada 5 Cent example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 4.569 g, 21 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Canada 5 Cent #1 | 4.569 g | 21 mm | - | KM.Canada.60.1 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.