1778 United States Coin Value
A 1778 United States Coin 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.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1778 United States Coin value by grade
| Grade | Estimated value |
|---|
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 1778 United States Coin worth today?
The market for the 1778 United States Coin is driven by condition above all.
1778 United States Coin specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1778
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 6.39 g
- Diameter
- 27 mm
Why there is no letter on this coin
The 1778 United States Coin 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 1778 United States Coin valuable
The 1778 United States Coin lacks precise production records, so its value rests on demonstrated rarity: how often examples surface at auction and how they compare to documented specimens.
Context adds the final layer to the 1778 United States Coin. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Owning this date means owning a piece of that story, and demand for the series as a whole sustains liquidity for every issue in it.
1778 United States Coin inscriptions & design
Obverse
AMER -- ICA/ 1778
Laureate male figure in native attire std. l. holding branch and shield.
Reverse
NON . DEPEN- -- DENS . STATUS
Bust (Columbus) to r.
Measured 1778 United States Coin specimens
2 physically measured 1778 United States Coin examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 6.39 g, 27 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1778 United States Coin #1 | 6.39 g | 27.6 mm | 6 h | Vlack.11-78A |
| 1778 United States Coin #2 | 12.186 g | 27 mm | 12 h | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.