1792 United States Coin Value
A 1792 United States Coin 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 Coin 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 1792 United States Coin worth today?
Pricing for the 1792 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.
1792 United States Coin specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1792
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 13.94 g
- Diameter
- 34 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1792 United States Coin 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 1792 United States Coin 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 Coin. 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 Coin inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY PAR OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY 1792
Liberty hd. l.
Reverse
UNI STATES OF AMERICA HALF DISME
eagle standing. l.
Measured 1792 United States Coin specimens
12 physically measured 1792 United States Coin examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 13.94 g, 34 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1792 United States Coin #1 | 1.3 g | 17 mm | - | Judd.7, Adams.Woodin.4, Pollock.7 |
| 1792 United States Coin #2 | 13.853 g | - | 6 h | Breen.1230 (fake), Baker.21-A (fake) |
| 1792 United States Coin #3 | 14.261 g | - | 12 h | Breen.1238 (fake) |
| 1792 United States Coin #4 | 14.574 g | - | 6 h | Breen.1230 (fake), Baker.21-A (fake) |
| 1792 United States Coin #5 | 14.575 g | - | 6 h | Breen.1230 (fake), Baker.21-A (fake) |
| 1792 United States Coin #6 | 13.753 g | - | 6 h | Breen.1230 (fake), Baker.21-A (fake) |
| 1792 United States Coin #7 | 14.227 g | - | 12 h | Breen.1238 (fake) |
| 1792 United States Coin #8 | 11.218 g | - | 6 h | Breen.1238 (fake) |
| 1792 United States Coin #9 | 7.102 g | - | 6 h | Breen 1234 (fake) |
| 1792 United States Coin #10 | 13.94 g | 34 mm | 12 h | - |
| 1792 United States Coin #11 | 17.775 g | 34 mm | 12 h | - |
| 1792 United States Coin #12 | 14.412 g | 34 mm | 12 h | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.