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
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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 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.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1795 United States Dollar #1 | 26.898 g | 39 mm | - | Bolender.1795.7, Breen.5364 |
| 1795 United States Dollar #2 | 26.852 g | 38 mm | - | Breen.5361, Bolender.1795.1 |
| 1795 United States Dollar #3 | 26.996 g | 39.5 mm | - | Breen.5365, Bolender.1795.5 |
| 1795 United States Dollar #4 | 26.913 g | 39 mm | - | Breen.5361, Bolender.1795.1 |
| 1795 United States Dollar #5 | 26.813 g | 39.5 mm | - | Bolender.1795.5, Breen.5365 |
| 1795 United States Dollar #6 | 26.915 g | 39.2 mm | 6 h | Bolender.14, Borckardt-Bowers.51 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.