1973 Canada Dollar Value
A 1973 Canada Dollar 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.
1973 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 1973 Canada Dollar worth today?
Pricing for the 1973 Canada Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1973 Canada Dollar specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1973
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Nickel
- Weight
- 15.884 g
- Diameter
- 32 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1973 Canada Dollar 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.
What makes the 1973 Canada Dollar valuable
Documented examples of the 1973 Canada 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.
Few series carry the following that supports the 1973 Canada 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.
1973 Canada Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
middle aged crowned and draped bust of the Queen, facing right
Reverse
CANADA DOLLAR 1873-1973 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ILE DU PRINCE EDOUARD
the provincial legislature building of Prince Edward Island
Measured 1973 Canada Dollar specimens
4 physically measured 1973 Canada Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 15.884 g, 32 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 Canada Dollar #1 | 15.649 g | 32 mm | - | KM.Canada.82 |
| 1973 Canada Dollar #2 | 16.359 g | 32 mm | - | KM.Canada.82 |
| 1973 Canada Dollar #3 | 15.884 g | 32 mm | - | KM.Canada.82 |
| 1973 Canada Dollar #4 | 23.367 g | 36 mm | - | KM.Canada.83 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.