1783 United States Quint Value
A 1783 United States Quint is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1783 United States Quint 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 Quint worth today?
Pricing for the 1783 United States Quint depends on grade and current collector demand.
1783 United States Quint specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1783
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 9.113 g
- Diameter
- 26 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1783 United States Quint 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
The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1783 United States Quint: Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Broad, multigenerational demand for the design gives every date, including this one, a deep and liquid market.
Documented examples of the 1783 United States Quint in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
1783 United States Quint inscriptions & design
Obverse
NOVA CONSTELLATIO
An eye surrounded by rays and 13 stars.
Reverse
LIBERTAS JUSTITIA 1783
"U . S / 500" surrounded by wreath.
Measured 1783 United States Quint specimens
9 physically measured 1783 United States Quint examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 9.113 g, 26 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1783 United States Quint #1 | 9.113 g | - | 12 h | Breen.1101 |
| 1783 United States Quint #2 | 9.624 g | - | 12 h | Breen.1101 |
| 1783 United States Quint #3 | 9.081 g | - | 12 h | Breen.1101 |
| 1783 United States Quint #4 | 10.157 g | - | 12 h | Breen.1101 |
| 1783 United States Quint #5 | 8.49 g | 26 mm | - | - |
| 1783 United States Quint #6 | 9.31 g | 26 mm | - | - |
| 1783 United States Quint #7 | 9.006 g | 27 mm | 12 h | - |
| 1783 United States Quint #8 | 10.139 g | 25.5 mm | 12 h | Breen.1101 (fake) |
| 1783 United States Quint #9 | 8.578 g | 25 mm | 12 h | Breen.1101 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.