1929 – 25 Cents Quarter Canada

The 1929 Canadian 25-cent coin is a silver quarter composed of 80% silver and 20% copper, weighing approximately 5.83 grams with a diameter of 23.62 mm and a reeded edge. It was minted as a business strike coin by the Royal Canadian Mint featuring the obverse portrait of King George V designed by Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal, and the reverse designed by William Henry James Blakemore, depicting a crown atop two maple leaf boughs tied with a ribbon, along with the inscriptions “25 CENTS CANADA 1929.” This coin is non-magnetic, has a fineness of 0.8 and was produced in a circulation mintage of about 2,690,562 coins. Its melt value is approximately CAD 7.95 as of mid-2025, and its collectible value depends on condition, ranging from modest prices for circulated specimens to several hundred or more in high mint states.