1975 Canada Dollar Value
A 1975 Canada Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
1975 Canada 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.
How much is a 1975 Canada Dollar worth today?
The market for the 1975 Canada Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1975 Canada Dollar specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1975
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Nickel
- Weight
- 15.409 g
- Diameter
- 32 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1975 Canada 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 Dollar valuable
Without a firm mintage figure, the 1975 Canada Dollar 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 1975 Canada 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 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
middle-aged crowned and draped bust of the Queen, facing right
Reverse
CANADA DOLLAR
An Indian and a voyageur, a travelling agent for a fur company, paddling a canoe by an islet on which there are two wind-swept trees; in the canoe are bundles of goods; the bundle at the right has HB, representing the Hudson's Bay Company. The vertical lines in the background represent the northern lights.
Measured 1975 Canada Dollar specimens
4 physically measured 1975 Canada Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 15.409 g, 32 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Canada Dollar #1 | 15.361 g | 32 mm | - | KM.Canada.76.1 |
| 1975 Canada Dollar #2 | 15.409 g | 32 mm | - | KM.Canada.76.1 |
| 1975 Canada Dollar #3 | 15.833 g | 32 mm | - | KM.Canada.76.1 |
| 1975 Canada Dollar #4 | 23.46 g | 36 mm | - | KM.Canada.97 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.