1980 Canada 10 Cent Value

A 1980 Canada 10 Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.

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Illustrative rendering. Photographs of this date are being added.

1980 Canada 10 Cent value by grade

1980 Canada 10 Cent value by grade
GradeEstimated 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 1980 Canada 10 Cent worth right now?

Pricing for the 1980 Canada 10 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1980 Canada 10 Cent specifications

Series
Canada Coinage
Year
1980
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Nickel
Weight
2.081 g
Diameter
18 mm

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1980 Canada 10 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 makes the 1980 Canada 10 Cent valuable

The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1980 Canada 10 Cent: Documented Canada coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Broad, multigenerational demand for the design gives every date, including this one, a deep and liquid market.

Documented examples of the 1980 Canada 10 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.

1980 Canada 10 Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA

middle-aged crowned, draped bust of the Queen, facing right

Reverse

10 CENTS CANADA

fishing schooner under sail

Measured 1980 Canada 10 Cent specimens

4 physically measured 1980 Canada 10 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 2.081 g, 18 mm minting standard.

Measured 1980 Canada 10 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1980 Canada 10 Cent #12.081 g18 mm-KM.Canada.77.2
1980 Canada 10 Cent #22.114 g18 mm-KM.Canada.77.2
1980 Canada 10 Cent #3-18 mm-KM.Canada.77.2
1980 Canada 10 Cent #4---KM.77

Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.