1968 Canada Dollar Value
Today a 1968 Canada Dollar typically sells for its melt value to well into four figures, with condition doing most of the work. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
1968 Canada Dollar 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.
How much is a 1968 Canada Dollar worth today?
The market for the 1968 Canada Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1968 Canada Dollar specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1968
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Nickel
- Weight
- 15.501 g
- Diameter
- 32 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
No mint mark is the mark here: the 1968 Canada Dollar comes from the main Philadelphia Mint, which left its coins unlettered in this era. The position where branch mints placed their letter (varies by series) is simply blank.
What makes the 1968 Canada Dollar valuable
For the 1968 Canada Dollar, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
Context adds the final layer to the 1968 Canada Dollar. 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.
1968 Canada Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
middle-aged crowned and draped bust of the Queen, facing right
Reverse
CANADA DOLLAR
An Indian and a voyageur, a travelling agent for a fur company, paddling a canoe by an islet on which there are two wind-swept trees; in the canoe are bundles of goods; the bundle at the right has HB, representing the Hudson's Bay Company. The vertical lines in the background represent the northern lights.
Measured 1968 Canada Dollar specimens
1 physically measured 1968 Canada Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 15.501 g, 32 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Canada Dollar #1 | 15.501 g | 32 mm | - | KM.Canada.76.1 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.