1970 Canada 5 Cent Value
A 1970 Canada 5 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.
1970 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.
How much is a 1970 Canada 5 Cent worth today?
Pricing for the 1970 Canada 5 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1970 Canada 5 Cent specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1970
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Nickel
- Weight
- 4.559 g
- Diameter
- 21 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1970 Canada 5 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
Documented examples of the 1970 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.
The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1970 Canada 5 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.
1970 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 1970 Canada 5 Cent specimens
3 physically measured 1970 Canada 5 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 4.559 g, 21 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 Canada 5 Cent #1 | 4.663 g | 21 mm | - | KM.Canada.60.1 |
| 1970 Canada 5 Cent #2 | 4.559 g | 21 mm | - | KM.Canada.60.1 |
| 1970 Canada 5 Cent #3 | - | - | - | KM.60.1 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.