1794 United States Coin Value

Depending on how well it survived, a 1794 United States Coin 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.

1794 United States Coin value by grade

1794 United States Coin 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 1794 United States Coin worth today?

Pricing for the 1794 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.

1794 United States Coin specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1794
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver
Weight
0.42 g

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1794 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 1794 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.

Context adds the final layer to the 1794 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.

1794 United States Coin inscriptions & design

Obverse

15 stars; LIBERTY 1794

bust r., flowing hair

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

eagle facing, wreath around

Measured 1794 United States Coin specimens

1 physically measured 1794 United States Coin example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 0.42 g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1794 United States Coin specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1794 United States Coin #10.42 g--Valentine.4

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