1953 Canadian 5 Cent Worth

First, Candice! Check which of the 4 varieties mentioned above you have. Since the coin came from a collection, it's possible you have one of the two rarer varieties. (Very hard to tell from the pics, but I wonder if it's SF Far!?!) If not, it's worth under a buck, but still a neat example of a chrome-plated early Elizabeth II nickel.

Ok the I is flared somewhat I got that. I am still lost on the shoulder thing?

TYSM....the I is DEF flared, but the leaf is not close to the edge...what does that mean for my coin? I am sorry for being so uneducated about coins, as I stated I am just learning and very interested.

Looks like a No Shoulder Fold/Far Leaf variety to me. When this obverse was first used, the Shoulder Fold and hair details did not show well on the coin. They were later re-engraved and at the same time the 'flares' in the II's were reduced. Thus if the II's are NOT flared than it IS the Shoulder Fold variety. There was also a difference in the distance of the maple leafs to the rim on the reverse design of the coin. There is a wider rim, in which the leaf is almost touching the denticles, and a narrow rim, with the space of about a sharp pencil lead point between the leaf and the rim. These 2 differences with the leaf spacing, and the shoulder folds make for the 4 different varieties, and hence price differences you see. As you can imagine, the two coins with the high prices are much rarer to find. Get yourself a good coin book before you go any further, it will teach you coin terms, help with grading and show you many varieties and prices for your coins. The Charlton Coin Guide from which the 5 cent varieties are shown above is an excellent start. Have fun!

Gotcha! Hey thanks so much for all of your time and input everyone, I really
really appreciate it. your all so very kind and helpful. (and patient) :)