1986 Canada 25 Cent Value
A 1986 Canada 25 Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
1986 Canada 25 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.
Today's value of the 1986 Canada 25 Cent
The market for the 1986 Canada 25 Cent is driven by condition above all.
1986 Canada 25 Cent specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1986
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Nickel
- Weight
- 5.066 g
- Diameter
- 24 mm
Reading a coin with no mint mark
No mint mark is the mark here: the 1986 Canada 25 Cent comes from the main Philadelphia Mint, which left its coins unlettered in this era. The position where branch mints placed their letter (varies by series) is simply blank.
What makes the 1986 Canada 25 Cent valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1986 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.
Official mintage figures for the 1986 Canada 25 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.
1986 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 1986 Canada 25 Cent specimens
3 physically measured 1986 Canada 25 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 5.066 g, 24 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Canada 25 Cent #1 | 5.066 g | 24 mm | - | KM.Canada.74.2 |
| 1986 Canada 25 Cent #2 | 4.989 g | 24 mm | - | KM.Canada.74.2 |
| 1986 Canada 25 Cent #3 | 5.109 g | 24 mm | - | KM.Canada.74.2 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.