1793 United States Cent Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1793 United States Cent brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1793 United States Cent 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.
What is a 1793 United States Cent worth right now?
Pricing for the 1793 United States Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1793 United States Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1793
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 13.422 g
- Diameter
- 28 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1793 United States 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.
Where this coin's value comes from
Documented examples of the 1793 United States 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 1793 United States 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.
1793 United States Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY 1793
Liberty, head r., hair flowing, three leaves above date
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ONE CENT; 1/100
wreath, value within
Measured 1793 United States Cent specimens
12 physically measured 1793 United States Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 13.422 g, 28 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1793 United States Cent #1 | 9.95 g | 30 mm | - | Baker.18, Breen.1225 |
| 1793 United States Cent #2 | 12.567 g | 28 mm | - | Sheldon.NC-3, Pollock.17, Breen.1643, Crosby.5-E |
| 1793 United States Cent #3 | 10.758 g | 30 mm | - | Baker.18, Breen.1225 |
| 1793 United States Cent #4 | 12.598 g | 26 mm | - | Sheldon.4, Breen.1636 |
| 1793 United States Cent #5 | 12.64 g | - | - | Sheldon.1, Breen.1632 |
| 1793 United States Cent #6 | 11.882 g | - | 6 h | Sheldon.9 (fake), Breen.1632 (fake) |
| 1793 United States Cent #7 | 10.613 g | - | 6 h | Sheldon.8 (fake), Breen.1641 (fake) |
| 1793 United States Cent #8 | 12.039 g | - | 6 h | Sheldon.14 (fake), Breen.1647 |
| 1793 United States Cent #9 | 11.749 g | - | 6 h | Sheldon.4/1. (fake) |
| 1793 United States Cent #10 | 11.237 g | - | 6 h | Sheldon.8 (fake), B.1641 (fake) |
| 1793 United States Cent #11 | 13.812 g | 29 mm | - | Breen.1647 (fake) |
| 1793 United States Cent #12 | 13.815 g | 29 mm | - | Breen.1647 (fake) |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.