1988 Canada Dollar Value
A 1988 Canada 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.
1988 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 1988 Canada Dollar worth today?
Pricing for the 1988 Canada Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1988 Canada Dollar specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1988
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 7.142 g
- Diameter
- 27 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
Philadelphia struck the 1988 Canada Dollar, and Philadelphia coins of this period carry no mint mark at all. An empty space at the usual mint mark position (see the series guide) confirms a Philadelphia strike, not a flaw.
The value drivers behind this coin
There is history in a 1988 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 1988 Canada 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.
1988 Canada Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
middle-aged crowned and draped bust of the Queen, facing right
Reverse
CANADA DOLLAR
loon swimming right, island with trees behind
Measured 1988 Canada Dollar specimens
7 physically measured 1988 Canada Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 7.142 g, 27 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Canada Dollar #1 | 7.071 g | 27 mm | - | KM.Canada.157 |
| 1988 Canada Dollar #2 | 7.041 g | 27 mm | - | KM.Canada.157 |
| 1988 Canada Dollar #3 | 7.142 g | 27 mm | - | KM.Canada.157 |
| 1988 Canada Dollar #4 | 23.35 g | 36 mm | - | KM.Canada.161 |
| 1988 Canada Dollar #5 | 23.275 g | 36 mm | - | KM.Canada.161 |
| 1988 Canada Dollar #6 | 23.364 g | 36 mm | - | KM.Canada.161 |
| 1988 Canada Dollar #7 | - | - | - | KM.157 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.