1989 Canada Dollar Value
In the current market, a 1989 Canada Dollar changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1989 Canada 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.
Today's value of the 1989 Canada Dollar
Pricing for the 1989 Canada Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1989 Canada Dollar specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1989
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 7.171 g
- Diameter
- 27 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1989 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 1989, that is exactly as it should be.
What makes the 1989 Canada Dollar valuable
The 1989 Canada Dollar lacks precise production records, so its value rests on demonstrated rarity: how often examples surface at auction and how they compare to documented specimens.
Context adds the final layer to the 1989 Canada Dollar. 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.
1989 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 1989 Canada Dollar specimens
6 physically measured 1989 Canada Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 7.171 g, 27 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Canada Dollar #1 | 7.069 g | 27 mm | - | KM.Canada.157 |
| 1989 Canada Dollar #2 | 7.05 g | 27 mm | - | KM.Canada.157 |
| 1989 Canada Dollar #3 | 7.171 g | 27 mm | - | KM.Canada.157 |
| 1989 Canada Dollar #4 | 23.47 g | 36 mm | - | KM.Canada.168 |
| 1989 Canada Dollar #5 | 23.336 g | 36 mm | - | KM.Canada.168 |
| 1989 Canada Dollar #6 | 23.341 g | 36 mm | - | KM.Canada.168 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.