1974 Canada Cent Value
A 1974 Canada Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1974 Canada 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.
How much is a 1974 Canada Cent worth today?
Pricing for the 1974 Canada Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1974 Canada Cent specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1974
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper Alloy
- Weight
- 3.238 g
- Diameter
- 19 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1974 Canada 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.
What collectors pay for in a 1974 Canada Cent
Few series carry the following that supports the 1974 Canada Cent. 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 1974 Canada 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.
1974 Canada Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
middle-aged crowned bust of the Queen, facing right
Reverse
1 CENT CANADA
two maple leaves
Measured 1974 Canada Cent specimens
4 physically measured 1974 Canada Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 3.238 g, 19 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Canada Cent #1 | 3.242 g | 19 mm | - | KM.Canada.59.1 |
| 1974 Canada Cent #2 | 3.202 g | 19 mm | - | KM.Canada.59.1 |
| 1974 Canada Cent #3 | 3.238 g | 19 mm | - | KM.Canada.59.1 |
| 1974 Canada Cent #4 | 3.263 g | 19 mm | - | KM.Canada.59.1 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.