1722 United States Penny Value
A 1722 United States Penny 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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1722 United States Penny 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.
How much is a 1722 United States Penny worth today?
Pricing for the 1722 United States Penny depends on grade and current collector demand.
1722 United States Penny specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1722
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 7.12 g
- Diameter
- 27 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1722 United States 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 1722 United States Penny valuable
Documented examples of the 1722 United States 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.
Few series carry the following that supports the 1722 United States Penny. 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.
1722 United States Penny inscriptions & design
Obverse
GEORGIUS DEI GRATIA REX
head laurel. r.
Reverse
ROSA AMERICANA UTILE DULCI
rose
Measured 1722 United States Penny specimens
8 physically measured 1722 United States Penny examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 7.12 g, 27 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1722 United States Penny #1 | 7.95 g | 27 mm | - | Nelson.10, Breen.115, Whitman.1264, Martin.2.13-C.4 |
| 1722 United States Penny #2 | 7.12 g | 27 mm | - | Nelson.9, Breen.116, Whitman.1268, Martin.2.34-D.2 |
| 1722 United States Penny #3 | 7.04 g | 27 mm | - | Nelson.9, Breen.116, Whitman.1268, Martin.2.8-D.1 |
| 1722 United States Penny #4 | 6.43 g | 27 mm | - | Nelson.9, Breen.116, Whitman.1264, Martin.2.23-C.6 |
| 1722 United States Penny #5 | 7.25 g | 27 mm | - | Nelson.9, Breen.116, Whitman.1268, Martin.2.34-D.2 |
| 1722 United States Penny #6 | 8.62 g | 27 mm | - | Nelson.10, Breen.115, Whitman.1264, Martin.2.23-C.6 |
| 1722 United States Penny #7 | 7.42 g | 27 mm | - | Nelson.10, Breen.115, Whitman.1264, Martin.2.2-C.1 |
| 1722 United States Penny #8 | 6.07 g | 27 mm | - | Nelson.9, Breen.116, Whitman.1264, Martin.2.35-C.9 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.