1974 Canada 5 Cent Value
In the current market, a 1974 Canada 5 Cent changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
1974 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.
What is the 1974 Canada 5 Cent selling for today?
Pricing for the 1974 Canada 5 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1974 Canada 5 Cent specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1974
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Nickel
- Weight
- 4.486 g
- Diameter
- 21 mm
The missing mint mark, explained
Philadelphia struck the 1974 Canada 5 Cent, 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.
What makes the 1974 Canada 5 Cent valuable
Without a firm mintage figure, the 1974 Canada 5 Cent trades on what actually turns up. Documented museum specimens give collectors a benchmark for authenticity and typical preservation.
Context adds the final layer to the 1974 Canada 5 Cent. 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.
1974 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 1974 Canada 5 Cent specimens
4 physically measured 1974 Canada 5 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 4.486 g, 21 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Canada 5 Cent #1 | 4.491 g | 21 mm | - | KM.Canada.60.1 |
| 1974 Canada 5 Cent #2 | 4.479 g | 21 mm | - | KM.Canada.60.1 |
| 1974 Canada 5 Cent #3 | 4.486 g | 21 mm | - | KM.Canada.60.1 |
| 1974 Canada 5 Cent #4 | - | - | - | KM.60.1 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.