1783 United States Mark Value
A 1783 United States Mark 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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1783 United States Mark 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 1783 United States Mark worth today?
Pricing for the 1783 United States Mark depends on grade and current collector demand.
1783 United States Mark specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1783
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 16.14 g
- Diameter
- 31 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1783 United States Mark 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 1783 United States Mark valuable
Documented examples of the 1783 United States Mark in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
There is history in a 1783 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.
1783 United States Mark inscriptions & design
Obverse
NOVA CONSTELLATIO
All-seeing Eye within rays and 13 stars.
Reverse
LIBERTAS . JUSTITIA./ 1783/ in center: U. S./ 1000
Wreath around central inscr.
Measured 1783 United States Mark specimens
9 physically measured 1783 United States Mark examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 16.14 g, 31 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1783 United States Mark #1 | 20.38 g | 29.5 mm | 12 h | Breen.1099 |
| 1783 United States Mark #2 | 5.14 g | 28 mm | - | - |
| 1783 United States Mark #3 | 16.14 g | 31 mm | - | - |
| 1783 United States Mark #4 | 14.83 g | 31 mm | - | - |
| 1783 United States Mark #5 | 17.15 g | 32 mm | - | - |
| 1783 United States Mark #6 | 14.38 g | 29 mm | - | - |
| 1783 United States Mark #7 | 18.6 g | 33 mm | 6 h | - |
| 1783 United States Mark #8 | 19.58 g | 32.5 mm | 6 h | Breen.1099 |
| 1783 United States Mark #9 | - | 32 mm | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.