1987 Canada 20 Dollar Value
A 1987 Canada 20 Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1987 Canada 20 Dollar 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.
How much is a 1987 Canada 20 Dollar worth today?
Pricing for the 1987 Canada 20 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1987 Canada 20 Dollar specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1987
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 34.015 g
- Diameter
- 40 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1987 Canada 20 Dollar 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 1987 Canada 20 Dollar valuable
There is history in a 1987 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.
Documented examples of the 1987 Canada 20 Dollar in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
1987 Canada 20 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
ELIZABETH II CANADA (date)
middle-aged bust of the Queen, facing right
Reverse
CALGARY 1988 20 DOLLARS
figure skating
Measured 1987 Canada 20 Dollar specimens
4 physically measured 1987 Canada 20 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 34.015 g, 40 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Canada 20 Dollar #1 | 34.343 g | 40 mm | - | KM.Canada.155 |
| 1987 Canada 20 Dollar #2 | 33.852 g | 40 mm | - | KM.Canada.156 |
| 1987 Canada 20 Dollar #3 | 34.227 g | 40 mm | - | KM.Canada.159 |
| 1987 Canada 20 Dollar #4 | 34.015 g | 40 mm | - | KM.Canada.160 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.