1975 Canada 5 Dollar Value
Today a 1975 Canada 5 Dollar typically sells for its melt value to well into four figures, with condition doing most of the work. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
1975 Canada 5 Dollar value by grade
| Grade | Estimated 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.
What is a 1975 Canada 5 Dollar worth right now?
The market for the 1975 Canada 5 Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1975 Canada 5 Dollar specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1975
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 24.222 g
- Diameter
- 38 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1975 Canada 5 Dollar comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1975, that is exactly as it should be.
What makes the 1975 Canada 5 Dollar valuable
For the 1975 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 1975 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.
1975 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
marathon
Measured 1975 Canada 5 Dollar specimens
4 physically measured 1975 Canada 5 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 24.222 g, 38 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Canada 5 Dollar #1 | 24.138 g | 38 mm | - | KM.Canada.98 |
| 1975 Canada 5 Dollar #2 | 24.222 g | 38 mm | - | KM.Canada.99 |
| 1975 Canada 5 Dollar #3 | 24.355 g | 38 mm | - | KM.Canada.101 |
| 1975 Canada 5 Dollar #4 | 24.552 g | 38 mm | - | KM.Canada.100 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.