1981 Canada 10 Cent Value
A 1981 Canada 10 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.
1981 Canada 10 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 1981 Canada 10 Cent worth today?
Pricing for the 1981 Canada 10 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1981 Canada 10 Cent specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1981
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Nickel
- Weight
- 2.093 g
- Diameter
- 18 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1981 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 collectors pay for in a 1981 Canada 10 Cent
Documented examples of the 1981 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.
Documented Canada coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. For the 1981 Canada 10 Cent, the enduring popularity of the series translates directly into buyers in every grade and every market cycle.
1981 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 1981 Canada 10 Cent specimens
4 physically measured 1981 Canada 10 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 2.093 g, 18 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Canada 10 Cent #1 | 2.133 g | 18 mm | - | KM.Canada.77.2 |
| 1981 Canada 10 Cent #2 | 2.09 g | 18 mm | - | KM.Canada.77.2 |
| 1981 Canada 10 Cent #3 | 2.093 g | 18 mm | - | KM.Canada.77.2 |
| 1981 Canada 10 Cent #4 | - | - | - | KM.77 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.