1783 United States Coin Value
Today a 1783 United States Coin typically sells for its melt value to well into four figures, with condition doing most of the work. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1783 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.
What is the 1783 United States Coin selling for today?
The market for the 1783 United States Coin is driven by condition above all.
1783 United States Coin specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1783
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 7.16 g
- Diameter
- 28 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
Philadelphia struck the 1783 United States Coin, 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 makes the 1783 United States Coin valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1783 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.
Official mintage figures for the 1783 United States Coin are not well established. The museum-documented specimens behind our specifications provide the physical reference points for the issue, and the market prices it on observed scarcity.
1783 United States Coin inscriptions & design
Obverse
NOVA CONSTELLATIO
eye within sunburst with stars
Reverse
LIBERTAS JUSTITIA US 1783
US within wreath
Measured 1783 United States Coin specimens
10 physically measured 1783 United States Coin examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 7.16 g, 28 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1783 United States Coin #1 | 8.98 g | 28 mm | - | Crosby.1-A, Whitman.1860 |
| 1783 United States Coin #2 | 6.15 g | 28 mm | - | Crosby.2-B, Whitman.1865 |
| 1783 United States Coin #3 | 8.21 g | 28 mm | - | Crosby.1-A, Breen.1106, Whitman.1860 |
| 1783 United States Coin #4 | 7.97 g | 28 mm | - | Crosby.2-B, Breen.1107, Whitman.1865 |
| 1783 United States Coin #5 | 8.69 g | 28 mm | - | Crosby.3-C, Breen.1109, Whitman.1875 |
| 1783 United States Coin #6 | 6.27 g | 28 mm | - | Crosby.2-B, Whitman.1865 |
| 1783 United States Coin #7 | 7.16 g | 28 mm | - | Crosby.2-B, Whitman.1865 |
| 1783 United States Coin #8 | 7.06 g | 26.6 mm | 12 h | Crosby.3-C, Breen.1109, Whitman.1875 |
| 1783 United States Coin #9 | 9.64 g | 27 mm | - | - |
| 1783 United States Coin #10 | 6.44 g | 30.2 mm | 6 h | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.