1722 United States 2 Pence Value
A 1722 United States 2 Pence is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
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1722 United States 2 Pence value by grade
| Grade | Estimated value |
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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.
Current 1722 United States 2 Pence value
The market for the 1722 United States 2 Pence is driven by condition above all.
1722 United States 2 Pence specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1722
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Brass
- Weight
- 15.47 g
- Diameter
- 31 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1722 United States 2 Pence comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1722, that is exactly as it should be.
What makes the 1722 United States 2 Pence valuable
The 1722 United States 2 Pence lacks precise production records, so its value rests on demonstrated rarity: how often examples surface at auction and how they compare to documented specimens.
There is history in a 1722 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.
1722 United States 2 Pence inscriptions & design
Obverse
GEORGIVS D G MAG BRI FRA ET HIB REX
head laurel. r.
Reverse
ROSA AMERICANA UTILE DULCI
rose
Measured 1722 United States 2 Pence specimens
6 physically measured 1722 United States 2 Pence examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 15.47 g, 31 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1722 United States 2 Pence #1 | 15.47 g | 31 mm | - | Nelson.8, Breen.90, Whitman.1330, Martin.4.4-C.1 |
| 1722 United States 2 Pence #2 | 14.08 g | 31 mm | - | Nelson.3, Breen.88, Whitman.1322, Martin.2.1-B.1 |
| 1722 United States 2 Pence #3 | 16.44 g | 31 mm | - | Nelson.8, Breen.89, Whitman.1326, Martin.3.12-C.2 |
| 1722 United States 2 Pence #4 | 13.378 g | 31 mm | - | Nelson.2, Breen.83, Whitman.1318, Martin.1a.1-A.1 |
| 1722 United States 2 Pence #5 | 16.44 g | 31 mm | 9 h | Nelson.8, Breen.89, Whitman.1326, Martin.3.12-C.2 |
| 1722 United States 2 Pence #6 | 17.312 g | 30 mm | - | Breen.89.electrotype, Whitman.1326, Martin.3.12-C.2 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.