1779 United States Coin Value
A 1779 United States Coin is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1779 United States Coin 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 1779 United States Coin worth today?
Pricing for the 1779 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.
1779 United States Coin specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1779
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 10.899 g
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1779 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.
The value drivers behind this coin
Context adds the final layer to the 1779 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.
Documented examples of the 1779 United States Coin in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
1779 United States Coin inscriptions & design
Obverse
DE ADMIRAALS FLAG van ADMIRAAL HOWE 1779
ship r.
Reverse
D'vlugtende AMERICAANEN van ROHDE YLAND Augt 1778
men marching r., ships flanking
Measured 1779 United States Coin specimens
1 physically measured 1779 United States Coin example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 10.899 g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1779 United States Coin #1 | 10.899 g | - | 12 h | Whitman.1730 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.