1806 United States 25 Cent Value

A 1806 United States 25 Cent 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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1806 United States 25 Cent value by grade

1806 United States 25 Cent 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 1806 United States 25 Cent worth today?

Pricing for the 1806 United States 25 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1806 United States 25 Cent specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1806
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver
Weight
6.751 g
Diameter
27.5 mm

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1806 United States 25 Cent 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.

The value drivers behind this coin

Official mintage figures for the 1806 United States 25 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.

The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1806 United States 25 Cent: 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.

1806 United States 25 Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

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

Liberty, draped bust r.

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

eagle within wreath

Measured 1806 United States 25 Cent specimens

8 physically measured 1806 United States 25 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 6.751 g, 27.5 mm minting standard.

Measured 1806 United States 25 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1806 United States 25 Cent #16.751 g27.5 mm6 hBreen.3888, Browning.6
1806 United States 25 Cent #2---Browning.1806.9, Breen.3888
1806 United States 25 Cent #3---Browning.1806.3, Breen.3887
1806 United States 25 Cent #4---Browning.1806.3, Breen.3887
1806 United States 25 Cent #5---Browning.1806.9, Breen.3888
1806 United States 25 Cent #6---Browning.1806.new
1806 United States 25 Cent #7---Browning.1806.4, Breen.3888
1806 United States 25 Cent #8---Browning.1806.x

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