1793 United States Coin Value
A 1793 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.
1793 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 1793 United States Coin worth today?
Pricing for the 1793 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.
1793 United States Coin specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1793
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 6.671 g
- Diameter
- 30 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1793 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 1793 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.
The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1793 United States Coin: Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Broad, multigenerational demand for the design gives every date, including this one, a deep and liquid market.
1793 United States Coin inscriptions & design
Obverse
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Bust of Washington in militry uniform facing right
Reverse
SUCCESS TO THE UNITED STATES
An eye at center, surrounded by diverging rays, 15 stars equally spaced between rays
Measured 1793 United States Coin specimens
3 physically measured 1793 United States Coin examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 6.671 g, 30 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1793 United States Coin #1 | 6.671 g | - | - | Baker 256 (fake) |
| 1793 United States Coin #2 | 6.624 g | - | - | Baker 256 (fake) |
| 1793 United States Coin #3 | 15.954 g | 30 mm | 6 h | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.