1659 United States Shilling Value
A 1659 United States Shilling is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
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1659 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.
How much is a 1659 United States Shilling worth today?
Pricing for the 1659 United States Shilling depends on grade and current collector demand.
1659 United States Shilling specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1659
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 7.827 g
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1659 United States Shilling was struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which used no mint mark in this era. If you find no letter where branch-mint coins carry one (check the usual position for this series), you are holding a Philadelphia issue.
Why the 1659 United States Shilling is worth money
There is history in a 1659 United States Coinage as well. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.
Official mintage figures for the 1659 United States Shilling are not well established. The museum-documented specimens behind our specifications provide the physical reference points for the issue, and the market prices it on observed scarcity.
1659 United States Shilling inscriptions & design
Obverse
CAECILIVS:DNS:TERRAE-MARIAE &C
Bust of Cecil Calvert
Reverse
Measured 1659 United States Shilling specimens
2 physically measured 1659 United States Shilling examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 7.827 g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1659 United States Shilling #1 | 11.573 g | - | - | - |
| 1659 United States Shilling #2 | 7.827 g | - | - | Betts.1864.4, BettsNumisma.5 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.