1783 Great Britain Coin Value
In the current market, a 1783 Great Britain Coin changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1783 Great Britain Coin value by grade
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Estimated retail range. Estimates are modeled from mintage rarity and metal content, not auction records. Actual sale prices vary with certification, eye appeal and market timing.
Today's value of the 1783 Great Britain Coin
Pricing for the 1783 Great Britain Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.
1783 Great Britain Coin specifications
- Series
- Great Britain Coinage
- Year
- 1783
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 6.48 g
- Diameter
- 26.1 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
Philadelphia struck the 1783 Great Britain Coin, and Philadelphia coins of this period carry no mint mark at all. An empty space at the usual mint mark position (see the series guide) confirms a Philadelphia strike, not a flaw.
What makes the 1783 Great Britain Coin valuable
For the 1783 Great Britain Coin, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
Context adds the final layer to the 1783 Great Britain Coin. Documented Great Britain coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Owning this date means owning a piece of that story, and demand for the series as a whole sustains liquidity for every issue in it.
1783 Great Britain Coin inscriptions & design
Obverse
CONSTELLATIO NOVA
eye within sunburst with star border
Reverse
LIBERTAS JUSTITIA 1783
US within laurel wreath
Measured 1783 Great Britain Coin specimens
1 physically measured 1783 Great Britain Coin example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 6.48 g, 26.1 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1783 Great Britain Coin #1 | 6.48 g | 26.1 mm | 1 h | Crosby.2-B, Breen.1107, Whitman.1865 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.