1801 United States Coin Value
A 1801 United States Coin is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1801 United States Coin value by grade
| Grade | Estimated value |
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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.
How much is a 1801 United States Coin worth today?
Pricing for the 1801 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.
1801 United States Coin specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1801
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1801 United States Coin 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 1801 United States Coin is worth money
Documented examples of the 1801 United States Coin in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1801 United States Coin: Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Broad, multigenerational demand for the design gives every date, including this one, a deep and liquid market.
1801 United States Coin inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY / (date)
Draped liberty bust right, flanked by 13 stars
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Eagle with shield, holding arrows and olive branch
Measured 1801 United States Coin specimens
1 physically measured 1801 United States Coin example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 United States Coin #1 | - | - | - | Valentine.1801.x |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.