1787 United States Doubloon Value
Expect a 1787 United States Doubloon to trade between about its melt value and well into four figures, driven almost entirely by grade. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
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1787 United States Doubloon value by grade
| Grade | Estimated value |
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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 1787 United States Doubloon selling for today?
Pricing for the 1787 United States Doubloon depends on grade and current collector demand.
1787 United States Doubloon specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1787
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- GC
- Weight
- 12.24 g
- Diameter
- 30 mm
Why there is no letter on this coin
The 1787 United States Doubloon 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 1787 United States Doubloon valuable
Without a firm mintage figure, the 1787 United States Doubloon trades on what actually turns up. Documented museum specimens give collectors a benchmark for authenticity and typical preservation.
Context adds the final layer to the 1787 United States Doubloon. 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.
1787 United States Doubloon inscriptions & design
Obverse
* NOVA * EBORACA * COLUMBIA */ EXCELSIOR; below waterlines, BRASHER
Within beaded inner circle, radiant sun rising atop mountain, with sea in foreground.
Reverse
* UNUM * E * PLURIBUS */ 1787
Within circular wreath, heraldic eagle displayed facing, head l., with shield of union on breast, holding olive spray in r. talon and arrows in l.; to l. and r. of eagle's head, 13 stars displayed 7 on l. and 6 on r.
Measured 1787 United States Doubloon specimens
4 physically measured 1787 United States Doubloon examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 12.24 g, 30 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1787 United States Doubloon #1 | 26.311 g | 30.65 mm | 6 h | Friedberg.USA.13, Breen.981.5, Whitman.5840 |
| 1787 United States Doubloon #2 | 11.629 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1787 United States Doubloon #3 | 13.458 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1787 United States Doubloon #4 | 12.24 g | 30 mm | - | Friedberg.USA.13 (fake), Breen.981 (fake) |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.