Canadian Coin Grading
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These pages describe the criteria used to assign grades to Canadian circulation coins. It also shows sample images of each grade. Most photos used here were taken of coins that have been professionally graded by companies such as PCGS, NGC, ICCS, CCCS, ANACS, or ICG. (See the bottom of this page for a few comments about this guide) Click on any photo below to load the grading page for that series of coins: |
Monarch |
1 Cent |
5 Cent |
10 Cent |
20 Cent |
25 Cent |
50 Cent |
1 Dollar |
Victoria |
1858-1859 (Large Cent)  1876-1901 (Large Cent)  |
1858-1901 (5 Cent)  |
1858-1901 (10 Cent)  |
1858 Only (20 Cent)  |
1870-1901 (25 Cent)  |
1870-1901 (50 Cent)  |
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Edward VII |
1902-1910 (Large Cent)  |
1902-1910 (5 Cent)  |
1902-1910 (10 Cent)  |
1902-1910 (25 Cent)  |
1902-1910 (50 Cent)  |
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George V |
1911-1920 (Large Cent)  1920-1936 (Small Cent)  |
1911-1921 (5 Cent)  1922-1936 (5 Cent)  |
1911-1936 (10 Cent)  |
1911-1936 (25 Cent)  |
1911-1936 (50 Cent)  |
1935 (1 Dollar)  1936 (1 Dollar)  |
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George VI |
1937-1952 (1 Cent)  |
1937-1952 (5 Cent)  |
1937-1952 (10 Cent)  |
1937-1952 (25 Cent)  |
1937-1952 (50 Cent)  |
1937-1952 (1 Dollar)  |
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Elizabeth II |
1953-1964 (1 Cent) (Coming Soon)  1965-1978 (1 Cent) (Coming Soon)  |
1953-1964 (5 Cent) (Coming Soon)  1965-1978 (5 Cent) (Coming Soon)  |
1953-1964 (10 Cent) (Coming Soon)  1965-1978 (10 Cent) (Coming Soon)  |
1953-1964 (25 Cent) (Coming Soon)  1965-1978 (25 Cent) (Coming Soon)  |
1953-1964 (50 Cent) (Coming Soon)  1965-1978 (50 Cent) (Coming Soon)  |
1953-1964 (1 Dollar) (Coming Soon)  1965-1978 (1 Dollar) (Coming Soon)  |
NOTES:
| 1. | I would like to apologize in advance for the missing and less than ideal photos you will encounter. As you can imagine it is not a simple task to find very high quality photos of professionally graded Canadian coins minted since 1858; in every grade, every monarch and every denomination. In order to cover every combination from Poor-1 to MS-67, photos of 1053 coins have to be located, resized, edited and saved. That represents a total of 4212 images (For each coin: the obverse photo, the reverse photo, the two combined images to use in the guide, and a photo of the slab to provide provenance if possible). The reasons for so many holes?
In some cases I have included photos of coins that have NOT been professionally graded, but I have endevoured to find photos of raw coins which match the text description of the grade as closely as possible. These images have been reviewed and approved by two of the club's grading experts. Where possible these images are being used as a place holder only. I eventually plan to replace them with photos of professionally graded coins. I am constantly searching to fill the empty spaces and find better quality photos. This has become both a labour of love and a test to see how stubborn I can actually be. |
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| 3. | We would like to thank PCGS (the Professional Coin Grading Service), Heritage Auctions,
Coins and Canada and all of the other contributors for allowing us to use their spectacular images. |
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| 4. | While the vast majority of photos in this guide are of coins that have been professionally graded, mistakes can always happen. Even with the stringent industry guidelines in place,
grading coins is a subjective process. - Some grading companies may use slightly different critera, - At the core of it all coins are graded by human beings, and the mood of the grader can sometimes affect the assigned grade of a coin. Everybody has a bad day once in a while (or a really good day)... - Each photo in this guide has been reviewed by a panel of the coin club's grading experts. Wherever necessary the displayed grades have been changed by our experts to accurately reflect the grading standard that we agree is accurate. |
And with all of that said, we hope you enjoy making use of this guide.