1795 United States Cent Value
A 1795 United States Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
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1795 United States Cent value by grade
| Grade | Estimated 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 1795 United States Cent worth today?
The market for the 1795 United States Cent is driven by condition above all.
1795 United States Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1795
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 12.264 g
- Diameter
- 29 mm
Why there is no letter on this coin
The 1795 United States Cent comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1795, that is exactly as it should be.
Why the 1795 United States Cent is worth money
Official mintage figures for the 1795 United States Cent are not well established. The museum-documented specimens behind our specifications provide the physical reference points for the issue, and the market prices it on observed scarcity.
Context adds the final layer to the 1795 United States Cent. 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.
1795 United States Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY 1794
Liberty head, r., cap on pole l. behind
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ONE CENT; 1/100
wreath
Measured 1795 United States Cent specimens
12 physically measured 1795 United States Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 12.264 g, 29 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1795 United States Cent #1 | 9.986 g | 30 mm | - | Brunk.43865var, Sheldon.76b, Breen.1674 |
| 1795 United States Cent #2 | 20.2 g | 33 mm | - | B.30 |
| 1795 United States Cent #3 | 12.264 g | 29 mm | - | Brunk.not, Sheldon.75, Breen.1671 |
| 1795 United States Cent #4 | 9.37 g | 29 mm | - | Breen.1036, Whitman.8620 |
| 1795 United States Cent #5 | 10.84 g | 29 mm | - | Breen.1051, Whitman.8725 |
| 1795 United States Cent #6 | 10.952 g | 29.5 mm | 12 h | Rulau.88, Whitman.8725 |
| 1795 United States Cent #7 | - | - | - | Sheldon.74, Breen.1672 |
| 1795 United States Cent #8 | - | - | - | Sheldon.75, Breen.1671 |
| 1795 United States Cent #9 | - | - | - | Sheldon.73, Breen.1672 |
| 1795 United States Cent #10 | - | - | - | Sheldon.73, Breen.1672 |
| 1795 United States Cent #11 | - | - | - | Sheldon.74, Breen.1672 |
| 1795 United States Cent #12 | - | - | - | Sheldon.74, Breen.1672 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.