Canadian 25-cent coin · Elizabeth II
1968 Canadian 25 cents (quarter)
A 1968 Canadian 25-cent coin contains 0.0812 troy ounces of silver. Coins with this date were also struck without any silver at all, and the two look alike.
Silver value, Canadian dollars
0.0812 troy ounces at US$63.67 per ounce, converted at 1.3909 (Bank of Canada, 2026-09-14). At last page build
What the Mint says it is made of
| Period | Composition | Weight | Silver | Diameter | Magnet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 - 1968 | 50% silver, 50% copper | 5.05 g | 0.0812 ozt | 23.88 mm | not attracted |
| 1968 - 1977 | 99.9% nickel | 5.05 g | none | 23.88 mm | attracted |
Two entries here is not a mistake in the table. The Mint’s own specification for the 25-cent coin covers 1968 twice, because the metal changed during that year or at its boundary. Coins struck to each standard carry the same date.
How many were struck
Reported mintage, 1968
That is the 93rd lowest of the 110 years in which the Mint reports striking a 25-cent coin, in a range running from 242,382 to 629,018,000. Mintage is a count of coins made, not of coins that survive: the Mint has no way of knowing how many of these were later returned and melted, and for a silver denomination in the 1960s that number is large.
Portrait on the obverse
Elizabeth II
This updated effigy of Queen Elizabeth II appeared with the inscription ELIZABETH II D G REGINA, a shortened form of the original.
What one actually sells for
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The design on the reverse
1937 - 1972, 1974 - 1991, 1993 - 1998, 2001-2008 and 2001-present
Emanuel Hahn's caribou design was adopted in 1937 in an effort to modernize Canada's circulation coins.
The rest of your 1968 change
Nobody inherits one denomination. If there is a 1968 25-cent coin in the tin, these are the other coins carrying that date and whether they hold any silver.