1991 Canada Dollar Value
Today a 1991 Canada Dollar 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 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.
What is a 1991 Canada Dollar worth right now?
The market for the 1991 Canada Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1991 Canada Dollar specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1991
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 7.035 g
- Diameter
- 27 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
No mint mark is the mark here: the 1991 Canada Dollar comes from the main Philadelphia Mint, which left its coins unlettered in this era. The position where branch mints placed their letter (varies by series) is simply blank.
What makes the 1991 Canada Dollar valuable
For the 1991 Canada Dollar, 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 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.
1991 Canada Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
old crowned head of the Queen, facing right
Reverse
CANADA DOLLAR
loon swimming right, island with trees behind
Measured 1991 Canada Dollar specimens
6 physically measured 1991 Canada Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 7.035 g, 27 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Canada Dollar #1 | 7.035 g | 27 mm | - | KM.Canada.186 |
| 1991 Canada Dollar #2 | 6.984 g | 27 mm | - | KM.Canada.186 |
| 1991 Canada Dollar #3 | 6.959 g | 27 mm | - | KM.Canada.186 |
| 1991 Canada Dollar #4 | 23.332 g | 36 mm | - | KM.Canada.179 |
| 1991 Canada Dollar #5 | 23.303 g | 36 mm | - | KM.Canada.179 |
| 1991 Canada Dollar #6 | 23.391 g | 36 mm | - | KM.Canada.179 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.