1974 Canada 5 Dollar Value
In the current market, a 1974 Canada 5 Dollar changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1974 Canada 5 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 1974 Canada 5 Dollar worth today?
Pricing for the 1974 Canada 5 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1974 Canada 5 Dollar specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1974
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 24.217 g
- Diameter
- 38 mm
The missing mint mark, explained
No mint mark is the mark here: the 1974 Canada 5 Dollar comes from the main Philadelphia Mint, which left its coins unlettered in this era. The position where branch mints placed their letter (varies by series) is simply blank.
What makes the 1974 Canada 5 Dollar valuable
For the 1974 Canada 5 Dollar, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
Context adds the final layer to the 1974 Canada 5 Dollar. 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 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
ELIZABETH II CANADA 1974
middle-aged bust of the Queen, facing right
Reverse
Montreal 1976 Olympiade XXI Olympiad 5 Dollars
athlete with torch
Measured 1974 Canada 5 Dollar specimens
4 physically measured 1974 Canada 5 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 24.217 g, 38 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Canada 5 Dollar #1 | 24.043 g | 38 mm | - | KM.Canada.90 |
| 1974 Canada 5 Dollar #2 | 24.217 g | 38 mm | - | KM.Canada.89 |
| 1974 Canada 5 Dollar #3 | 24.299 g | 38 mm | - | KM.Canada.92 |
| 1974 Canada 5 Dollar #4 | 24.478 g | 38 mm | - | KM.Canada.91 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.