1652 United States Shilling Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1652 United States Shilling 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 Shilling 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 Shilling worth right now?
Pricing for the 1652 United States Shilling depends on grade and current collector demand.
1652 United States Shilling specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1652
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 4.58 g
- Diameter
- 27 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
Philadelphia struck the 1652 United States Shilling, 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 collectors pay for in a 1652 United States Shilling
Documented examples of the 1652 United States Shilling 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 Shilling. 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 Shilling inscriptions & design
Obverse
MASATHVSSETS IN
Pine Tree
Reverse
NEW ENGLAND AN DOM 1652 XII
legend around date and value
Measured 1652 United States Shilling specimens
12 physically measured 1652 United States Shilling examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 4.58 g, 27 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1652 United States Shilling #1 | 2.85 g | 26 mm | - | Noe.Pine.1, Crosby.12-I, Breen.37, Salmon.1-A, Whitman.690 |
| 1652 United States Shilling #2 | 4.59 g | 25 mm | - | Noe.Pine.19, Crosby.20-L, Breen.54, Salmon.5-B, Whitman.850 |
| 1652 United States Shilling #3 | 4.61 g | 31 mm | - | Noe.Pine.11, Crosby.2A-A1, Breen.44, Salmon.9-F, Whitman.760 |
| 1652 United States Shilling #4 | 4.52 g | 29 mm | - | Salmon.1-A, Noe.Pine.1, Crosby.12-I, Breen.37, Whitman.690 |
| 1652 United States Shilling #5 | 4.59 g | 26 mm | - | Salmon.2-B, Noe.Pine.16, Crosby.21-L, Breen.53, Whitman.835 |
| 1652 United States Shilling #6 | 4.55 g | 26 mm | - | Noe.Pine.16, Crosby.21-L, Breen.53, Salmon.2-B, Whitman.835 |
| 1652 United States Shilling #7 | 4.56 g | 30.16 mm | 7 h | Salmon.1-B, Noe.NE.1-A, Breen.8, Whitman.40 |
| 1652 United States Shilling #8 | 4.675 g | 29 mm | - | Salmon.4-Di, Noe.Pine.5, Crosby.5-B2, Breen.42, Whitman.720 |
| 1652 United States Shilling #9 | 4.42 g | 24 mm | - | Salmon.11-F, Noe.Pine.29, Crosby.14-R, Breen.61, Whitman.930 |
| 1652 United States Shilling #10 | 4.56 g | 28.87 mm | 12 h | Salmon.7-Ei, Noe.Oak.9, Crosby.4-C, Breen.19, Whitman.500 |
| 1652 United States Shilling #11 | 4.63 g | 27 mm | - | Salmon.2-C, Noe.Pine.2, Crosby.4-F, Breen.39, Whitman.700 |
| 1652 United States Shilling #12 | 4.69 g | 25.98 mm | 12 h | Salmon.2-D, Noe.Oak.4, Crosby.3-D, Breen.18, Whitman.460 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.