1972 Canada 50 Cent Value

A 1972 Canada 50 Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.

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1972 Canada 50 Cent value by grade

1972 Canada 50 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 1972 Canada 50 Cent worth today?

Pricing for the 1972 Canada 50 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1972 Canada 50 Cent specifications

Series
Canada Coinage
Year
1972
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Nickel
Weight
8.154 g
Diameter
28 mm

No mint mark? Here is why

The 1972 Canada 50 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.

Where this coin's value comes from

Documented examples of the 1972 Canada 50 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 1972 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.

1972 Canada 50 Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA

middle-aged, crowned and draped bust of the Queen, facing right

Reverse

CANADA 50 CENTS

arms of Canada with supporters, crown above

Measured 1972 Canada 50 Cent specimens

3 physically measured 1972 Canada 50 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 8.154 g, 28 mm minting standard.

Measured 1972 Canada 50 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1972 Canada 50 Cent #18.255 g28 mm-KM.Canada.75.1
1972 Canada 50 Cent #28.096 g28 mm-KM.Canada.75.1
1972 Canada 50 Cent #38.154 g28 mm-KM.Canada.75.1

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