1799 United States 10 Dollar Value

A 1799 United States 10 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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1799 United States 10 Dollar value by grade

1799 United States 10 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.

How much is a 1799 United States 10 Dollar worth today?

Pricing for the 1799 United States 10 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.

1799 United States 10 Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1799
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Gold

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1799 United States 10 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.

Why the 1799 United States 10 Dollar is worth money

There is history in a 1799 United States Coinage as well. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.

Official mintage figures for the 1799 United States 10 Dollar 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.

1799 United States 10 Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

************* LIBERTY 1799

caped bust r.

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

eagle facing head l., E.PLUBIEUS UNUM on scroll held in mouth, stars & Clouds

Measured 1799 United States 10 Dollar specimens

3 physically measured 1799 United States 10 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1799 United States 10 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1799 United States 10 Dollar #1---Friedberg.USA.153, Breen.6840
1799 United States 10 Dollar #2---Friedberg.USA.153, Breen.6841
1799 United States 10 Dollar #3---Friedberg.USA.153, Breen.6841

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