1990 Canada Cent Value
The 1990 Canada Cent carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
1990 Canada Cent 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.
Today's value of the 1990 Canada Cent
Pricing for the 1990 Canada Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1990 Canada Cent specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1990
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper Alloy
- Weight
- 2.496 g
- Diameter
- 19 mm
Why there is no letter on this coin
The 1990 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.
Why the 1990 Canada Cent is worth money
Context adds the final layer to the 1990 Canada Cent. 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.
The 1990 Canada Cent lacks precise production records, so its value rests on demonstrated rarity: how often examples surface at auction and how they compare to documented specimens.
1990 Canada Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
old crowned bust of the Queen, facing right
Reverse
1 CENT CANADA
two maple leaves
Measured 1990 Canada Cent specimens
3 physically measured 1990 Canada Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 2.496 g, 19 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Canada Cent #1 | 2.496 g | 19 mm | - | KM.Canada.181 |
| 1990 Canada Cent #2 | 2.528 g | 19 mm | - | KM.Canada.181 |
| 1990 Canada Cent #3 | 2.467 g | 19 mm | - | KM.Canada.181 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.