1652 United States 6 Pence Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1652 United States 6 Pence brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
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1652 United States 6 Pence 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.
What is a 1652 United States 6 Pence worth right now?
Pricing for the 1652 United States 6 Pence depends on grade and current collector demand.
1652 United States 6 Pence specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1652
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 2.245 g
- Diameter
- 21.62 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
Philadelphia struck the 1652 United States 6 Pence, 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 1652 United States 6 Pence valuable
Documented examples of the 1652 United States 6 Pence in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
Few series carry the following that supports the 1652 United States 6 Pence. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. A coin that thousands of collectors are actively assembling into sets never lacks for a market.
1652 United States 6 Pence inscriptions & design
Obverse
MASATHVSETS IN
Pine Tree
Reverse
NEW ENGLAND ANO 1652 VI
legend around date and value
Measured 1652 United States 6 Pence specimens
12 physically measured 1652 United States 6 Pence examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 2.245 g, 21.62 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1652 United States 6 Pence #1 | 2.178 g | - | - | Salmon.2-B, Noe.Pine.33, Crosby.1-A, Breen.48, Whitman.670 |
| 1652 United States 6 Pence #2 | 2.21 g | 22.81 mm | 12 h | Salmon.2-B, Noe.Willow-20, Crosby.1A-D, Breen.28, Whitman.400 |
| 1652 United States 6 Pence #3 | 2.24 g | 21.8 mm | 12 h | Noe.Oak-21, Crosby.1c-D, Breen.27, Salmon.2a-B, Whitman.400 |
| 1652 United States 6 Pence #4 | 1.946 g | 21.23 mm | 12 h | Noe.Oak-22, Crosby.1B-D, Breen.28, Salmon.2b-B, Whitman.400 |
| 1652 United States 6 Pence #5 | 2.245 g | 22.64 mm | 1 h | Salmon, Noe, Crosby, Breen, Whitman |
| 1652 United States 6 Pence #6 | 2.18 g | 19.73 mm | 12 h | Salmon.1-A, Noe.Oak-16, Crosby.6-F, Whitman.360, Breen |
| 1652 United States 6 Pence #7 | 2.112 g | - | - | Salmon.2-B, Noe.Pine.33, Crosby.1-A, Breen.48, Whitman.670 |
| 1652 United States 6 Pence #8 | 2.03 g | 23.66 mm | 6 h | Salmon.1-A, Noe.NE.1-A, Breen.9, Whitman.10, Crosby.plate I, no. 4 |
| 1652 United States 6 Pence #9 | 2.27 g | 20.13 mm | 12 h | Noe.Oak-16, Crosby.6-F, Breen.24, Whitman.360, Salmon.1-A |
| 1652 United States 6 Pence #10 | 2.12 g | 21.62 mm | 12 h | Noe.Oak-21, Crosby.1c-D, Breen.27, Whitman.400, Salmon |
| 1652 United States 6 Pence #11 | 2.08 g | 22.42 mm | 12 h | Salmon.2b-B, Noe.Oak-22, Crosby.1B-D, Breen.28, Whitman.400 |
| 1652 United States 6 Pence #12 | 2.278 g | - | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.