2007 Canadian Quarter
The 2007 Canadian Quarter is a Canadian quarter struck for circulation with 386.8 million made. Value band: face value. Here is how to recognize it, what makes one worth more and what to check on yours.
- Year
- 2007
- Circulation mintage
- 386,763,000
- Value band
- Face value
- Composition
- Nickel-plated steel
Original illustration of the coin's shape and metal. Tap to flip. Not a picture of the actual design.
Face value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 2007 Canadian Quarter worth?
With 386.8 million made, the 2007 Canadian Quarter is common and worth face value in circulated condition. Only uncirculated coins with full luster, recognized varieties and genuine errors interest collectors.
What would make yours worth more:
- Full uncirculated luster
- A recognized variety or genuine error
- Coins from a specimen or proof set
For market prices, look at recent sold results for the same coin in the same condition, not asking prices.
Quick answers
- Is the 2007 Canadian Quarter rare?
- No. 386.8 million were made, so circulated examples are worth face value.
- How many 2007 Canadian quarters were made?
- 386,763,000 were struck for circulation.
- What is the 2007 Canadian Quarter made of?
- Nickel-plated steel. It weighs 4.4 g and measures 23.88 mm.
- Is the 2007 Canadian Quarter still legal tender?
- Yes. Every Canadian quarter is legal tender at 25 cents.
The 2007 quarter in context
By 2007 the quarter had settled into its modern form: nickel-plated steel, Susanna Blunt's uncrowned portrait of the queen and the Royal Canadian Mint's logo in place of the P mark used up to 2006. The published figure for 2007 is 386,763,000, one of the largest runs of the period. The logo, the mint's own mark, has stayed on Canadian quarters ever since. The coins weigh 4.4 g, as every plated quarter since 2001 does.
2007 also began a series of circulating quarters for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, each showing a winter sport, which the mint issued over several years in the run-up to the Games. Those coins circulated alongside the caribou and some were also issued with colored designs. For most people the 2007 caribou is an ordinary coin, but it is the first full year of the logo, which makes it a useful marker in a date set. It also shows how far the quarter had come from the silver coins of forty years earlier.
How to recognize it
The reverse is Hahn's caribou with CANADA, 25 CENTS and 2007. The obverse carries Susanna Blunt's uncrowned portrait of the queen with ELIZABETH II D·G·REGINA and the mint's small logo. If you see a P instead, the coin is from 2006 or earlier. The coin is nickel-plated steel, 4.4 g and 23.88 mm. It is attracted to a magnet. Olympic quarters dated 2007 share the obverse but show a winter sport instead of the caribou, so if yours has an athlete on it, it belongs to that series. Wear tends to be light on these hard coins, so most look sharp.
2007 Canadian Quarter by the numbers
Measured by how many were made, the 2007 Canadian Quarter ranks 144th lowest of 147 Canadian quarter dates and varieties from 1870 to 2024. The next scarcer is the 2009 Canadian Quarter (266.8 million); the next more common is the 2008 Canadian Quarter (387.2 million).
For scale, the most common is the 2000 Canadian Quarter with 434.1 million, about 1.1 times as many. The scarcest is the 1889 Canadian Quarter with 66,324, 5831 times fewer than this one.
Compared with the dates around it, the 2007 output was 1.1 times fewer than 2006 and about the same as 2008.
Over the 2000s the Mint produced 2.66 billion quarters across 12 dates and varieties; the 2007 Canadian Quarter accounts for 15% of that.
What to check on your 2007 Canadian Quarter
- Try a magnet. Nickel-plated steel is magnetic, so a genuine 2007 coin sticks; a silver one would not.
- Never clean it. Rubbing or polishing leaves fine scratches and an unnatural shine that collectors avoid.
- Look for full luster and no scratches. Modern quarters only interest collectors in uncirculated condition or with a recognized variety.
The 2007 caribou is a face value coin. Its main interest is as the first full year with the logo, which makes it a good starting point for a modern date set. The Olympic quarters of the same years have a wider following, especially colored versions in clean condition. Keep an eye on condition if you collect them: bright, unscratched coins are what people want. The regular caribou turns up in change constantly, so there is no reason to keep a worn one.
Plated steel quarters, 2001 to 2022
To cut costs, the Royal Canadian Mint moved the quarter to steel plated with nickel. The new coins weigh 4.4 g against 5.07 g for pure nickel and carry a small P, for plated, below the portrait. In 2001 the mint made both kinds, so that year comes in nickel and in plated steel. Both are magnetic, which surprises people, so weight and the P are the reliable ways to sort them. In 2006 the P gave way to the mint's own maple leaf logo.
Portraits changed too. Every 2002 coin carries the double date 1952-2002 for the queen's Golden Jubilee. In 2003 Susanna Blunt's uncrowned portrait replaced de Pédery-Hunt's crowned one, so 2003-P quarters come both ways. The quarter also became Canada's favorite coin for commemoratives: the 2004 poppy quarter was the first colored coin issued for general circulation and later years brought designs for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, the War of 1812 and Canada's 150th anniversary.
Most quarters from these years are face value coins with mintages in the tens or hundreds of millions. The 2001 nickel quarter, at 8,415,000, is the one to check for, along with the 2003-P crowned and uncrowned pair if you want a complete set. Weigh any 2001 that has no P. Commemoratives with color draw more attention when clean and unscratched. Queen Elizabeth died in September 2022, ending a run of her portraits on the quarter that began in 1953.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Denomination | 25 cents |
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
| Year | 2007 |
| Circulation mintage | 386,763,000 |
| Composition | Nickel-plated steel |
| Weight | 4.4 g |
| Diameter | 23.88 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Reeded |
Frequently asked questions
What is the symbol on a 2007 Canadian quarter?
It is the Royal Canadian Mint's logo, which replaced the P mark during 2006. It appears on quarters from 2007 onward. The coins are still nickel-plated steel, weighing 4.4 g. The logo simply identifies the mint.
Are there Olympic quarters dated 2007?
Yes. The mint began a series of circulating quarters for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, showing winter sports. They circulated alongside the caribou and are face value coins, though colored versions draw more collector interest.
Mintage figures: Quarter (Canadian coin) (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from Royal Canadian Mint figures. How we build these pages.