1983 Canada 50 Cent Value

A 1983 Canada 50 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.

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1983 Canada 50 Cent value by grade

1983 Canada 50 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 1983 Canada 50 Cent worth right now?

Pricing for the 1983 Canada 50 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1983 Canada 50 Cent specifications

Series
Canada Coinage
Year
1983
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Nickel
Weight
8.153 g
Diameter
28 mm

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1983 Canada 50 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 1983 Canada 50 Cent valuable

Official mintage figures for the 1983 Canada 50 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.

There is history in a 1983 Canada Coinage as well. Documented Canada coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.

1983 Canada 50 Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA

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

Reverse

CANADA 50 CENTS

arms of Canada with supporters, crown above

Measured 1983 Canada 50 Cent specimens

3 physically measured 1983 Canada 50 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 8.153 g, 28 mm minting standard.

Measured 1983 Canada 50 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1983 Canada 50 Cent #17.939 g28 mm-KM.Canada.75.3
1983 Canada 50 Cent #28.153 g28 mm-KM.Canada.75.3
1983 Canada 50 Cent #38.205 g28 mm-KM.Canada.75.3

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