1987 Canada Cent Value
A 1987 Canada Cent 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.
1987 Canada 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.
What is a 1987 Canada Cent worth right now?
Pricing for the 1987 Canada Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1987 Canada Cent specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1987
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper Alloy
- Weight
- 2.502 g
- Diameter
- 19 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1987 Canada 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 collectors pay for in a 1987 Canada Cent
The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1987 Canada Cent: Documented Canada coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Broad, multigenerational demand for the design gives every date, including this one, a deep and liquid market.
Official mintage figures for the 1987 Canada 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.
1987 Canada Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
middle-aged crowned bust of the Queen, facing right
Reverse
1 CENT CANADA
two maple leaves
Measured 1987 Canada Cent specimens
3 physically measured 1987 Canada Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 2.502 g, 19 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Canada Cent #1 | 2.502 g | 19 mm | - | KM.Canada.132 |
| 1987 Canada Cent #2 | 2.488 g | 19 mm | - | KM.Canada.132 |
| 1987 Canada Cent #3 | 2.507 g | 19 mm | - | KM.Canada.132 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.