1981 Canada 5 Cent Value
A 1981 Canada 5 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 5 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.
What is a 1981 Canada 5 Cent worth right now?
Pricing for the 1981 Canada 5 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1981 Canada 5 Cent specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1981
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Nickel
- Weight
- 4.551 g
- Diameter
- 21 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1981 Canada 5 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.
Where this coin's value comes from
Official mintage figures for the 1981 Canada 5 Cent are not well established. The museum-documented specimens behind our specifications provide the physical reference points for the issue, and the market prices it on observed scarcity.
Few series carry the following that supports the 1981 Canada 5 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.
1981 Canada 5 Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
middle aged crowned and draped bust of the Queen, facing right
Reverse
5 CENTS CANADA
beaver on log, water below
Measured 1981 Canada 5 Cent specimens
4 physically measured 1981 Canada 5 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 4.551 g, 21 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Canada 5 Cent #1 | 4.764 g | 21 mm | - | KM.Canada.60.1 |
| 1981 Canada 5 Cent #2 | 4.455 g | 21 mm | - | KM.Canada.60.1 |
| 1981 Canada 5 Cent #3 | 4.551 g | 21 mm | - | KM.Canada.60.1 |
| 1981 Canada 5 Cent #4 | - | - | - | KM.60.2 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.