1776 United States Dollar Value
The 1776 United States Dollar carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
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1776 United States Dollar 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.
What is the 1776 United States Dollar selling for today?
Pricing for the 1776 United States Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1776 United States Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1776
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Lead
- Weight
- 21.64 g
- Diameter
- 38 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
Look for a letter and you will not find one. The 1776 United States Dollar is a Philadelphia product, and the main mint did not sign its work at this time.
What makes the 1776 United States Dollar valuable
There is history in a 1776 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.
Without a firm mintage figure, the 1776 United States Dollar trades on what actually turns up. Documented museum specimens give collectors a benchmark for authenticity and typical preservation.
1776 United States Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
CONTINENTAL CURRENCY/ 1776; FUGIO/ EG FECIT; in ex., MIND YOUR BUSINESS
sun and sundial
Reverse
AMERICAN CONGRESS/ WE ARE ONE
legend within sunburst, thirteen rings around with names of states
Measured 1776 United States Dollar specimens
12 physically measured 1776 United States Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 21.64 g, 38 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1776 United States Dollar #1 | 17.6 g | 38 mm | - | Newman.3-D, Breen.1095, Whitman.8460 |
| 1776 United States Dollar #2 | 42.51 g | 38 mm | - | - |
| 1776 United States Dollar #3 | 21.64 g | 38 mm | - | - |
| 1776 United States Dollar #4 | 15.02 g | - | - | Breen.1095, Newman.3-D, Whitman.8460 |
| 1776 United States Dollar #5 | 27.74 g | 38 mm | - | - |
| 1776 United States Dollar #6 | 16.9 g | 38 mm | - | - |
| 1776 United States Dollar #7 | 17.19 g | 38 mm | - | - |
| 1776 United States Dollar #8 | 20.32 g | 38 mm | - | - |
| 1776 United States Dollar #9 | 30.99 g | 38 mm | - | - |
| 1776 United States Dollar #10 | 22.788 g | - | 11 h | Breen (fake) 1091 |
| 1776 United States Dollar #11 | 17.639 g | - | 12 h | Breen (fake) 1091 |
| 1776 United States Dollar #12 | 25.404 g | - | 12 h | Breen (fake) 1091 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.