1985 Canada 25 Cent Value

A 1985 Canada 25 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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1985 Canada 25 Cent value by grade

1985 Canada 25 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 1985 Canada 25 Cent worth right now?

Pricing for the 1985 Canada 25 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1985 Canada 25 Cent specifications

Series
Canada Coinage
Year
1985
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Nickel
Weight
5.045 g
Diameter
24 mm

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1985 Canada 25 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

Documented examples of the 1985 Canada 25 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 1985 Canada 25 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.

1985 Canada 25 Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA

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

Reverse

25 CENTS CANADA

bust of caribou, facing left

Measured 1985 Canada 25 Cent specimens

4 physically measured 1985 Canada 25 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 5.045 g, 24 mm minting standard.

Measured 1985 Canada 25 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1985 Canada 25 Cent #15.045 g24 mm-KM.Canada.74.2
1985 Canada 25 Cent #25.018 g24 mm-KM.Canada.74.2
1985 Canada 25 Cent #35.078 g24 mm-KM.Canada.74.2
1985 Canada 25 Cent #4---KM.74

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