1991 Canada Cent Value
Today a 1991 Canada Cent typically sells for its melt value to well into four figures, with condition doing most of the work. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
1991 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.
How much is a 1991 Canada Cent worth today?
The market for the 1991 Canada Cent is driven by condition above all.
1991 Canada Cent specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1991
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper Alloy
- Weight
- 2.543 g
- Diameter
- 19 mm
Reading a coin with no mint mark
The 1991 Canada Cent comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1991, that is exactly as it should be.
What makes the 1991 Canada Cent valuable
For the 1991 Canada Cent, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
Context adds the final layer to the 1991 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.
1991 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 1991 Canada Cent specimens
3 physically measured 1991 Canada Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 2.543 g, 19 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Canada Cent #1 | 2.557 g | 19 mm | - | KM.Canada.181 |
| 1991 Canada Cent #2 | 2.543 g | 19 mm | - | KM.Canada.181 |
| 1991 Canada Cent #3 | 2.537 g | 19 mm | - | KM.Canada.181 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.