1801 United States 10 Dollar Value
Today a 1801 United States 10 Dollar typically sells for its melt value to well into four figures, with condition doing most of the work. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1801 United States 10 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.
Today's value of the 1801 United States 10 Dollar
The market for the 1801 United States 10 Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1801 United States 10 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1801
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Gold
- Weight
- 17.421 g
- Diameter
- 32 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
Philadelphia struck the 1801 United States 10 Dollar, and Philadelphia coins of this period carry no mint mark at all. An empty space at the usual mint mark position (see the series guide) confirms a Philadelphia strike, not a flaw.
What makes the 1801 United States 10 Dollar valuable
The 1801 United States 10 Dollar lacks precise production records, so its value rests on demonstrated rarity: how often examples surface at auction and how they compare to documented specimens.
There is history in a 1801 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.
1801 United States 10 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
************* LIBERTY 1801
caped bust r.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
eagle facing head l., E.PLURIBUS UNUM on scroll held in mouth, stars & Clouds
Measured 1801 United States 10 Dollar specimens
3 physically measured 1801 United States 10 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 17.421 g, 32 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 United States 10 Dollar #1 | 17.421 g | 32 mm | 6 h | Breen.2-B, Breen.Encyclopedia.6843 |
| 1801 United States 10 Dollar #2 | - | - | - | Friedberg.USA.153, Breen.6843 |
| 1801 United States 10 Dollar #3 | - | - | - | Friedberg.USA.153, Breen.6843 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.