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.

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1966 Canada 5 Cent value by grade

1966 Canada 5 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 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.

Measured 1966 Canada 5 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1966 Canada 5 Cent #14.569 g21 mm-KM.Canada.60.1

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