1792 United States 25 Cent Value

A 1792 United States 25 Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.

1792 United States 25 Cent value by grade

1792 United States 25 Cent value by grade
GradeEstimated 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.

How much is a 1792 United States 25 Cent worth today?

Pricing for the 1792 United States 25 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1792 United States 25 Cent specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1792
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
White Metal
Weight
9.33 g
Diameter
28 mm

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1792 United States 25 Cent 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.

Why the 1792 United States 25 Cent is worth money

Documented examples of the 1792 United States 25 Cent 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 1792 United States 25 Cent. 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.

1792 United States 25 Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

LIBERTY / 1792

Liberty bust right

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Eagle on mound

Measured 1792 United States 25 Cent specimens

2 physically measured 1792 United States 25 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 9.33 g, 28 mm minting standard.

Measured 1792 United States 25 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1792 United States 25 Cent #123.36 g--Judd.13, Pollock.15, Breen.1366
1792 United States 25 Cent #29.33 g28 mm-J.13

Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.