1993 Canada Cent Value
A 1993 Canada Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1993 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.
What is a 1993 Canada Cent worth right now?
Pricing for the 1993 Canada Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1993 Canada Cent specifications
- Series
- Canada Coinage
- Year
- 1993
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper Alloy
- Weight
- 2.512 g
- Diameter
- 19 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1993 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.
The value drivers behind this coin
Documented examples of the 1993 Canada Cent in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1993 Canada Cent: Documented Canada coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Broad, multigenerational demand for the design gives every date, including this one, a deep and liquid market.
1993 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 1993 Canada Cent specimens
3 physically measured 1993 Canada Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 2.512 g, 19 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Canada Cent #1 | 2.521 g | 19 mm | - | KM.Canada.181 |
| 1993 Canada Cent #2 | 2.495 g | 19 mm | - | KM.Canada.181 |
| 1993 Canada Cent #3 | 2.512 g | 19 mm | - | KM.Canada.181 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.