1773 United States 1/2 penny Value
A 1773 United States 1/2 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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1773 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.
How much is a 1773 United States 1/2 penny worth today?
Pricing for the 1773 United States 1/2 penny depends on grade and current collector demand.
1773 United States 1/2 penny specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1773
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 7.57 g
- Diameter
- 28 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
Philadelphia struck the 1773 United States 1/2 penny, 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 1773 United States 1/2 penny
The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1773 United States 1/2 penny: Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Broad, multigenerational demand for the design gives every date, including this one, a deep and liquid market.
Documented examples of the 1773 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.
1773 United States 1/2 penny inscriptions & design
Obverse
GEORGIVS III REX
head laurel. r.
Reverse
VIRGINIA 1773
crowned shield
Measured 1773 United States 1/2 penny specimens
12 physically measured 1773 United States 1/2 penny examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 7.57 g, 28 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1773 United States 1/2 penny #1 | 7.419 g | - | - | Newman.8-H, Breen.181, Whitman.1490 |
| 1773 United States 1/2 penny #2 | 8.04 g | - | - | Newman.23-Q, Breen.180, Whitman.1560 |
| 1773 United States 1/2 penny #3 | 7.41 g | - | - | Newman.4-G, Breen.181, Whitman.1460 |
| 1773 United States 1/2 penny #4 | 7.22 g | - | - | Newman.20-X, Breen.180, Whitman.1670 |
| 1773 United States 1/2 penny #5 | 7.86 g | - | - | Newman.13-T, Breen.181, Whitman.1495 |
| 1773 United States 1/2 penny #6 | 6.713 g | - | - | Newman.5-Z, Breen.181, Whitman.1600 |
| 1773 United States 1/2 penny #7 | 7.14 g | - | - | Newman.20-N, Breen.180, Whitman.1540 |
| 1773 United States 1/2 penny #8 | 7.76 g | - | - | Newman.22-S, Breen.180, Whitman.1550 |
| 1773 United States 1/2 penny #9 | 7.83 g | - | - | Newman.24-K, Breen.180, Whitman.1570 |
| 1773 United States 1/2 penny #10 | 7.67 g | - | - | Newman.25-M, Breen.180, Whitman.1580 |
| 1773 United States 1/2 penny #11 | 7.66 g | - | - | Newman.25-M, Breen.180, Whitman.1580 |
| 1773 United States 1/2 penny #12 | 7.176 g | - | - | Newman.25-M, Breen.180, Whitman.1580 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.