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What are Canadian silver coins worth?
Canadian dimes, quarters, 50-cent pieces, and dollars dated 1967 and earlier contain silver, most of them 80%, and some 1968 dimes and quarters are 50% silver. Their value is set mostly by the silver inside them.
Updated October 28, 2026 · Prices as of November 3, 2026, 4:45 p.m. Pacific
What Canadian silver is worth today
Silver is trading at $49.46 per troy ounce (the Kitco bid). We pay 70% of the silver content for Canadian 80% silver coins:
| 80% coins | Silver content | We pay today |
|---|---|---|
| $1 face value (10 dimes, 4 quarters, or 2 halves) | about 0.60 ozt | $20.77 |
| Silver dollar, 1935–1967 | about 0.60 ozt | $20.77 |
| $10 face value | about 6.0 ozt | $207.73 |
| $100 face value | about 60 ozt | $2,077.28 |
The 50% coins from 1967 and 1968 are paid at the same rate on their silver, and sterling coins from before 1920 are priced individually.
Which Canadian coins are silver
| Coins | Silver | Silver content |
|---|---|---|
| Dimes, quarters, and 50-cent pieces, 1920–1966; and dollars, 1935–1966 | 80% | about 0.60 ozt per $1 face value |
| All of these dated 1967 | 80% (some 1967 dimes and quarters are 50%) | about 0.60 ozt per $1 face value |
| Some 1968 dimes and quarters | 50% | about 0.375 ozt per $1 face value |
| Coins before 1920 | 92.5% (sterling) | about 0.69 ozt per $1 face value |
Most 1968 dimes and quarters, and all regular Canadian coins after that, are nickel and contain no silver. A magnet helps sort them: Canadian nickel coins are attracted to a magnet, and silver ones aren't.
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