1787 United States Decad Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1787 United States Decad brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1787 United States Decad 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 1787 United States Decad worth today?
Pricing for the 1787 United States Decad depends on grade and current collector demand.
1787 United States Decad specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1787
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 12.783 g
- Diameter
- 25 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1787 United States Decad 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.
Where this coin's value comes from
Documented examples of the 1787 United States Decad in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
Few series carry the following that supports the 1787 United States Decad. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. A coin that thousands of collectors are actively assembling into sets never lacks for a market.
1787 United States Decad inscriptions & design
Obverse
Immunis Columbia
Justice holding scales
Reverse
E Pluribus Unum
Eagle
Measured 1787 United States Decad specimens
1 physically measured 1787 United States Decad example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 12.783 g, 25 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1787 United States Decad #1 | 12.783 g | 25 mm | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.