1986 Canada Dollar Value
A 1986 Canada Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.
1986 Canada Dollar 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 1986 Canada Dollar worth today?
The market for the 1986 Canada Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1986 Canada Dollar specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1986
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Nickel
- Weight
- 15.719 g
- Diameter
- 32 mm
Why there is no letter on this coin
The 1986 Canada Dollar comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1986, that is exactly as it should be.
What makes the 1986 Canada Dollar valuable
Official mintage figures for the 1986 Canada Dollar 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 1986 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.
1986 Canada Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
middle-aged crowned and draped bust of the Queen, facing right
Reverse
CANADA DOLLAR
An Indian and a voyageur, a travelling agent for a fur company, paddling a canoe by an islet on which there are two wind-swept trees; in the canoe are bundles of goods; the bundle at the right has HB, representing the Hudson's Bay Company. The vertical lines in the background represent the northern lights.
Measured 1986 Canada Dollar specimens
8 physically measured 1986 Canada Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 15.719 g, 32 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Canada Dollar #1 | 15.719 g | 32 mm | - | KM.Canada.120 |
| 1986 Canada Dollar #2 | 15.648 g | 32 mm | - | KM.Canada.120 |
| 1986 Canada Dollar #3 | 15.604 g | 32 mm | - | KM.Canada.120 |
| 1986 Canada Dollar #4 | 23.185 g | 36 mm | - | KM.Canada.149 |
| 1986 Canada Dollar #5 | 23.282 g | 36 mm | - | KM.Canada.149 |
| 1986 Canada Dollar #6 | 23.25 g | 36 mm | - | KM.Canada.149 |
| 1986 Canada Dollar #7 | - | - | - | KM.149 |
| 1986 Canada Dollar #8 | - | - | - | KM.120 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.