1973 Canada 5 Dollar Value

A 1973 Canada 5 Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

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Illustrative rendering. Photographs of this date are being added.

1973 Canada 5 Dollar value by grade

1973 Canada 5 Dollar 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 1973 Canada 5 Dollar worth today?

Pricing for the 1973 Canada 5 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.

1973 Canada 5 Dollar specifications

Series
Canada Coinage
Year
1973
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver
Weight
24.435 g
Diameter
38 mm

Why this coin has no mint mark

Philadelphia struck the 1973 Canada 5 Dollar, and Philadelphia coins of this period carry no mint mark at all. An empty space at the usual mint mark position (see the series guide) confirms a Philadelphia strike, not a flaw.

The value drivers behind this coin

Few series carry the following that supports the 1973 Canada 5 Dollar. Documented Canada coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. A coin that thousands of collectors are actively assembling into sets never lacks for a market.

Documented examples of the 1973 Canada 5 Dollar in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.

1973 Canada 5 Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

ELIZABETH II CANADA 1973

middle-aged bust of the Queen, facing right

Reverse

Montreal 1976 Olympiade XXI Olympiad 5 Dollars

map of North America

Measured 1973 Canada 5 Dollar specimens

2 physically measured 1973 Canada 5 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 24.435 g, 38 mm minting standard.

Measured 1973 Canada 5 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1973 Canada 5 Dollar #124.537 g38 mm-KM.Canada.85
1973 Canada 5 Dollar #224.435 g38 mm-KM.Canada.84

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