1804 United States 2 1/2 Dollar Value

The 1804 United States 2 1/2 Dollar carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.

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1804 United States 2 1/2 Dollar value by grade

1804 United States 2 1/2 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 1804 United States 2 1/2 Dollar worth today?

Pricing for the 1804 United States 2 1/2 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.

1804 United States 2 1/2 Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1804
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Gold
Weight
4.374 g
Diameter
20 mm

Why there is no letter on this coin

The 1804 United States 2 1/2 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.

What makes the 1804 United States 2 1/2 Dollar valuable

Context adds the final layer to the 1804 United States 2 1/2 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.

Official mintage figures for the 1804 United States 2 1/2 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.

1804 United States 2 1/2 Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

******** LIBERTY ****** (date)

capped head of Liberty r.

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/ PLURIBUS UNUM

eagle facing, head l., motto on scroll, stars and clouds above

Measured 1804 United States 2 1/2 Dollar specimens

1 physically measured 1804 United States 2 1/2 Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 4.374 g, 20 mm minting standard.

Measured 1804 United States 2 1/2 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1804 United States 2 1/2 Dollar #14.374 g20 mm-Friedberg.USA.106, Breen.6119

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