1694 United States 1/2 penny Value
The 1694 United States 1/2 penny carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
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1694 United States 1/2 penny 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 1694 United States 1/2 penny
Pricing for the 1694 United States 1/2 penny depends on grade and current collector demand.
1694 United States 1/2 penny specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1694
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 9.06 g
- Diameter
- 27 mm
Why there is no letter on this coin
The 1694 United States 1/2 penny 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.
What makes the 1694 United States 1/2 penny valuable
Documented examples of the 1694 United States 1/2 penny in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
There is history in a 1694 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.
1694 United States 1/2 penny inscriptions & design
Obverse
elephant standing. l.
Reverse
GOD PRESERVE CAROLINA AND THE LORDS PROPRIETORS
legend, date below
Measured 1694 United States 1/2 penny specimens
11 physically measured 1694 United States 1/2 penny examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 9.06 g, 27 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1694 United States 1/2 penny #1 | 9.06 g | 29 mm | 12 h | Breen.194, Whitman.12120, Hodder.2-F |
| 1694 United States 1/2 penny #2 | 9.07 g | 29 mm | 12 h | Breen.194, Whitman.12120, Hodder.2-F |
| 1694 United States 1/2 penny #3 | 7.613 g | 29 mm | 12 h | Breen.194, Whitman.12120, Hodder.2-F |
| 1694 United States 1/2 penny #4 | 8.99 g | 27 mm | - | Breen.196 (fake) |
| 1694 United States 1/2 penny #5 | - | 28 mm | - | Whitman.12140, Hodder.2-G |
| 1694 United States 1/2 penny #6 | 8.38 g | 27 mm | 12 h | Breen.194 (fake) |
| 1694 United States 1/2 penny #7 | 7.89 g | 27 mm | 12 h | Breen.197 (fake) |
| 1694 United States 1/2 penny #8 | 11.08 g | 27 mm | 12 h | Breen.192 (fake) |
| 1694 United States 1/2 penny #9 | 12.44 g | 27 mm | 12 h | Breen.192 (fake) |
| 1694 United States 1/2 penny #10 | 12.84 g | 27 mm | 12 h | Breen.192 (fake) |
| 1694 United States 1/2 penny #11 | 9.654 g | 27 mm | - | Breen.194 (fake) |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.