2017 Toronto Maple Leafs Loonie
The 2017 Toronto Maple Leafs Loonie is a circulating loonie with 5.15 million made. Value band: face value. Here is how to recognize it, what makes one worth more and what to check on yours.
- Year
- 2017
- Circulation mintage
- 5,150,000
- Value band
- Face value
- Designer
- Steven Rosati
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 2017 Toronto Maple Leafs Loonie worth?
5.15 million were made, so the 2017 Toronto Maple Leafs Loonie is easy to find. A circulated one is worth face value; collectors pay a little more only for uncirculated coins.
What would make yours worth more:
- Uncirculated condition
- Specimen or proof finish from a Mint set
- Colored versions sold in collector packs
- A genuine mint error
For market prices, look at recent sold results for the same coin in the same condition, not asking prices.
Quick answers
- Is the 2017 Toronto Maple Leafs Loonie rare?
- No. 5.15 million were made, so circulated examples are worth face value.
- How many 2017 Toronto Maple Leafs Loonie coins were made?
- 5,150,000 were struck for circulation.
- Who designed the 2017 Toronto Maple Leafs Loonie?
- The design is credited to Steven Rosati.
- What is the 2017 Toronto Maple Leafs Loonie made of?
- Multi-ply plated steel. It weighs 6.27 g and measures 26.5 mm, with an 11-sided shape.
- Is the 2017 Toronto Maple Leafs Loonie still legal tender?
- Yes. Every loonie, commemoratives included, is legal tender in Canada.
Why the 2017 Toronto Maple Leafs Loonie was made
The Toronto Maple Leafs began life in 1917 as one of the founding teams of the National Hockey League, playing first as the Toronto Arenas. The club took the Maple Leafs name in 1927 and went on to win 13 Stanley Cups, the last in 1967. Few sports teams in Canada have a larger or more devoted following, even through the long wait since that last championship. The 1967 win came in Canada's centennial year, the last season before the league expanded beyond six teams.
For the club's 100th anniversary the Royal Canadian Mint issued a loonie in 2017 and released it into circulation. A total of 5,150,000 were struck. It joined the Montreal Canadiens loonie of 2009 as the second NHL team to appear on a circulating loonie, which gave the two great rivals a pair of coins. The Leafs coin came out in the same year as the Canada 150 loonie, so two commemoratives were in change at once. Hockey fans often keep the Canadiens and Leafs coins together.
How to recognize it
Steven Rosati's design features the Leafs logo, the double date 1917 to 2017, two hockey sticks crossed under a Canadian maple leaf and a hockey puck between the words Canada and dollar written around the top of the coin. It packs a lot of hockey into the space and the logo makes it easy to spot. To confirm you have it, check the two dates and the crossed sticks. The Queen on the obverse is by Susanna Blunt. Rosati later designed the portrait of King Charles III used on Canadian coins. It is one of the busiest loonie designs, so allow a moment to take it all in.
2017 Toronto Maple Leafs Loonie by the numbers
Measured by how many were made, the 2017 Toronto Maple Leafs Loonie ranks 9th lowest of 19 circulating loonies with a published mintage. The next scarcer is the 2016 Lucky Loonie Loonie (5 million); the next more common is the 2004 Lucky Loonie Loonie (6.53 million).
For scale, the most common is the 1992 Confederation 125 Loonie with 23 million, about 4.5 times as many. The scarcest is the 2019 Equality Loonie with 3 million, 1.7 times fewer than this one.
2017 brought 1 other circulating loonie design: the Connecting a Nation (10 million). The 2017 Toronto Maple Leafs Loonie was the scarcest of the year.
What to check on your 2017 Toronto Maple Leafs Loonie
- Confirm the design and date: the Toronto Maple Leafs reverse dated 2017. The 11-sided shape and gold color make a loonie easy to tell from other coins.
- Check whether it has added color. Colored versions come from collector packs, not from change. Keep them in their packaging.
- Look for even plating. Worn spots that show a different metal underneath are normal wear, not an error.
- Specimen and proof loonies from Mint sets have mirror or satin finishes that circulation coins never have.
At 5,150,000 made for circulation, the Leafs loonie is a moderate mintage coin. Worn ones are face value. Fans saved many of them, so uncirculated examples are around and a clean one can carry a small premium. The crossed sticks and the edges of the logo show wear first. If yours came in a card or sealed package, it came from a collector product. Loose coins with nicks and toning came out of change, which is how most people find this one.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Denomination | 1 dollar |
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
| Year | 2017 |
| Circulation mintage | 5,150,000 |
| Composition | Multi-ply plated steel |
| Weight | 6.27 g |
| Diameter | 26.5 mm |
| Shape | 11-sided |
| Edge | Plain |
| Designer | Steven Rosati |
Other 2017 loonies
| Coin | Circulation mintage | Value band |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 Connecting a Nation Loonie | 10,000,000 | Face value |
Frequently asked questions
How many Toronto Maple Leafs loonies were made?
The Royal Canadian Mint struck 5,150,000 for circulation in 2017 to mark the team's 100th anniversary. That is a moderate figure, so circulated coins are face value. Fans saved many of them as souvenirs of the centennial season.
Who designed the Maple Leafs loonie?
Steven Rosati designed it, with the team logo, the double date 1917 to 2017, crossed hockey sticks under a maple leaf and a puck. Rosati later created the King Charles III portrait for Canadian coins.
Mintage figures: Loonie (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from Royal Canadian Mint figures. How we build these pages.