1804 United States Cent Value
In the current market, a 1804 United States Cent changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
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1804 United States Cent 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.
What is a 1804 United States Cent worth right now?
Pricing for the 1804 United States Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1804 United States Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1804
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 10.284 g
- Diameter
- 28 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1804 United States Cent comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1804, that is exactly as it should be.
What makes the 1804 United States Cent valuable
Official mintage figures for the 1804 United States Cent 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.
Context adds the final layer to the 1804 United States Cent. 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.
1804 United States Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY 1804
Liberty bust, r.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ONE CENT; 1/100
wreath
Measured 1804 United States Cent specimens
11 physically measured 1804 United States Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 10.284 g, 28 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1804 United States Cent #1 | 10.284 g | 28 mm | 6 h | - |
| 1804 United States Cent #2 | - | - | - | Sheldon.266, Breen.1760 |
| 1804 United States Cent #3 | - | - | - | Sheldon.266, Breen.1760 |
| 1804 United States Cent #4 | - | - | - | Sheldon.266, Breen.1760 |
| 1804 United States Cent #5 | - | - | - | Sheldon.266, Breen.1761, Pollock.6050 |
| 1804 United States Cent #6 | 10.431 g | - | - | Sheldon.206, Breen.1737 |
| 1804 United States Cent #7 | 14.13 g | 28 mm | 5 h | Sheldon.266 (fake), Breen.1760 |
| 1804 United States Cent #8 | 10.049 g | 29 mm | - | Sheldon.219, Breen.1739 |
| 1804 United States Cent #9 | 10.13 g | 28 mm | 6 h | - |
| 1804 United States Cent #10 | 10.886 g | 29 mm | - | - |
| 1804 United States Cent #11 | - | - | - | Sheldon.266, Breen.1760 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.