What pennies are valuable Canadian?
John Hall
Updated on April 10, 2026
The Rarest Canadian Pennies
- 1936 Canadian “Dot” Penny. At a 2010 auction, a Canadian penny made headlines for fetching more than $400,000 USD.
- 1953 Shoulder Fold (SF) Penny.
- 1955 No Shoulder Fold (NSF) Penny.
- 1923 Small 1-Cent.
- 1925 small 1-Cent.
- 2012 Canadian Pure Silver Farewell Penny.
What is a shoulder fold penny?
The initial obverse for the 1953 issue had a laureate portrait of Queen Elizabeth that had a high relief with the result that the two line representing a fold in the Queen’s gown not being able to strike up well on the coin. This variety had been termed “no shoulder strap”. This variety is called the “shoulder strap”.
What is a 1955 Canadian quarter made of?
1955 Elizabeth II Twenty Five Cent – Quarter Specifications Mintage: 9,552,505 Content: 80% Silver, 20% Copper Weight: 5.83 Grams Diameter: 23.88 mm Edge: Reeded Mint: Ottawa Mint, Ottawa, Canada Designer: Obverse: Mary Gillick, Thomas Shingles Reverse: Emanuel Hahn, Thomas Shingles Engraver: Same as Designer(s) Is a 1955 Canadian quarter worth anything?
Total metal value of the 25 cents 1955 Elizabeth II is USD 3.847. Total Silver content in the coin is 80% and the Silver value of this coin is USD 2.448 ,Silver value is claculated with a spot price of USD 14.88/ounce….25 cents 1955 Elizabeth II.
MINT SPECIFICATIONS NA REVERSE IMAGE NA METAL COMPOSITION Silver : 80% Copper : 20% WEIGHT 5.83 Grams What’s the value of a 1955 Canadian coin?
1 cent 1955 1 cent 1955 prices and values The value of a canadian coin depends on several factors such as quality and wear, supply and demand, rarity, finish and more. The melt and minimum value of a 1 cent 1955 is $0.03 CAD.
What’s the value of a 1955 US penny?
Fascination with 1955-S pennies remains today. Demand for “S” mint coinage continues strong. A 1955-S penny fits into the “last year” collecting theme, the overall wheat cent collection, and a feature item in the second era 1934 to 1958 collection of wheat cents. Of interest to all levels of collectors.
Where can I buy a 1955 Lincoln cent?
Regular-strike 1955 Lincoln Cents are common. 330,580,000 were struck at the Philadelphia Mint, 563,257,500 at the Denver Mint, and 44,610,000 at the San Francisco Mint. The only other variety – aside from the regular strikes and doubled die business strike – is the 1955 proof Lincoln Cent. 378,200 were minted, and can be bought for $5 to $10.
Which is the rarest Canadian penny ever struck?
The 1955 NSF penny is one of the rarest Canadian pennies ever struck. By mistake, a small number of 1955 pennies were struck with the older design “no shoulder fold or strap” dies. These examples typically sell anywhere from several hundred to several thousands of dollars at auction.