1982 Canada 5 Cent Value
Today a 1982 Canada 5 Cent typically sells for its melt value to well into four figures, with condition doing most of the work. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
1982 Canada 5 Cent 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 1982 Canada 5 Cent worth today?
The market for the 1982 Canada 5 Cent is driven by condition above all.
1982 Canada 5 Cent specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1982
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Cupronickel
- Weight
- 4.647 g
- Diameter
- 21 mm
Reading a coin with no mint mark
Look for a letter and you will not find one. The 1982 Canada 5 Cent is a Philadelphia product, and the main mint did not sign its work at this time.
What makes the 1982 Canada 5 Cent valuable
Documented examples of the 1982 Canada 5 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.
Context adds the final layer to the 1982 Canada 5 Cent. 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.
1982 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 1982 Canada 5 Cent specimens
4 physically measured 1982 Canada 5 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 4.647 g, 21 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Canada 5 Cent #1 | 4.647 g | 21 mm | - | KM.Canada.60.2a |
| 1982 Canada 5 Cent #2 | 4.651 g | 21 mm | - | KM.Canada.60.2a |
| 1982 Canada 5 Cent #3 | 4.645 g | 21 mm | - | KM.Canada.60.2a |
| 1982 Canada 5 Cent #4 | - | - | - | KM.60.2.a |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.