1788 United States Coin Value
In the current market, a 1788 United States Coin changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1788 United States Coin value by grade
| Grade | Estimated value |
|---|
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 1788 United States Coin selling for today?
Pricing for the 1788 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.
1788 United States Coin specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1788
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 7.49 g
- Diameter
- 27.7 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
No mint mark is the mark here: the 1788 United States Coin comes from the main Philadelphia Mint, which left its coins unlettered in this era. The position where branch mints placed their letter (varies by series) is simply blank.
What makes the 1788 United States Coin valuable
The 1788 United States Coin lacks precise production records, so its value rests on demonstrated rarity: how often examples surface at auction and how they compare to documented specimens.
Context adds the final layer to the 1788 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.
1788 United States Coin inscriptions & design
Obverse
AUCTORI ✶ \ ✶ CONNEC ❖
Mailed bust right
Reverse
INDE ✶ ET \ LIB ❖
Seated liberty left, holding frond in right hand and spear with cap in left hand
Measured 1788 United States Coin specimens
12 physically measured 1788 United States Coin examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 7.49 g, 27.7 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1788 United States Coin #1 | 7.99 g | 29 mm | 6 h | Miller.4.1-B.1, Breen.859, Whitman.4420 |
| 1788 United States Coin #2 | 6.58 g | - | - | Bressett.15-S, Ryder.16, Whitman.2120 |
| 1788 United States Coin #3 | 6.82 g | - | - | Bressett.10-O, Ryder.23, Whitman.2175 |
| 1788 United States Coin #4 | 6.29 g | - | - | Bressett.16-S, Ryder.24, Whitman.2200 |
| 1788 United States Coin #5 | 10.71 g | 27 mm | - | Maris.49-f, Breen.915, Whitman.5470 |
| 1788 United States Coin #6 | 9.18 g | 27 mm | - | Maris.50-f, Breen.915 |
| 1788 United States Coin #7 | 9.31 g | 30 mm | - | Maris.65-u, Breen.946, Whitman.5495 |
| 1788 United States Coin #8 | 9.19 g | 30 mm | - | Maris.67-v, Breen.949, Whitman.5510 |
| 1788 United States Coin #9 | 9.75 g | 30 mm | - | Maris.67-v, Breen.949, Whitman.5510 |
| 1788 United States Coin #10 | 9.176 g | 29 mm | - | Maris.75-bb, Breen.952, Whitman.5520 |
| 1788 United States Coin #11 | 7.39 g | 26 mm | 5 h | Miller.2-D, Breen.857, Whitman.4405 |
| 1788 United States Coin #12 | 7.51 g | 27 mm | 5 h | Miller.2-D, Breen.857, Whitman.4405 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.