1795 United States Dollar Value

A 1795 United States Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

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1795 United States Dollar value by grade

1795 United States Dollar 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.

What is a 1795 United States Dollar worth right now?

Pricing for the 1795 United States Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.

1795 United States Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1795
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver
Weight
26.898 g
Diameter
39 mm

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1795 United States Dollar 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

Context adds the final layer to the 1795 United States Dollar. 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.

Documented examples of the 1795 United States Dollar in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.

1795 United States Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

******** LIBERTY ******* 1795

head of Liberty r. with flowing hair

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

eagle within wreath

Measured 1795 United States Dollar specimens

6 physically measured 1795 United States Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 26.898 g, 39 mm minting standard.

Measured 1795 United States Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1795 United States Dollar #126.898 g39 mm-Bolender.1795.7, Breen.5364
1795 United States Dollar #226.852 g38 mm-Breen.5361, Bolender.1795.1
1795 United States Dollar #326.996 g39.5 mm-Breen.5365, Bolender.1795.5
1795 United States Dollar #426.913 g39 mm-Breen.5361, Bolender.1795.1
1795 United States Dollar #526.813 g39.5 mm-Bolender.1795.5, Breen.5365
1795 United States Dollar #626.915 g39.2 mm6 hBolender.14, Borckardt-Bowers.51

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