1807 United States 5 Dollar Value
A 1807 United States 5 Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1807 United States 5 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 1807 United States 5 Dollar
The market for the 1807 United States 5 Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1807 United States 5 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1807
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Gold
- Weight
- 8.733 g
- Diameter
- 25 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
Philadelphia struck the 1807 United States 5 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 1807 United States 5 Dollar valuable
For the 1807 United States 5 Dollar, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
Context adds the final layer to the 1807 United States 5 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.
1807 United States 5 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
******** LIBERTY ***** (date)
caped bust r.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
heraldic eagle, head l.
Measured 1807 United States 5 Dollar specimens
6 physically measured 1807 United States 5 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 8.733 g, 25 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1807 United States 5 Dollar #1 | 8.722 g | 25 mm | - | Friedberg.USA.131, Breen.6449 |
| 1807 United States 5 Dollar #2 | 8.732 g | 25 mm | - | Friedberg.USA.131, Breen.6452 |
| 1807 United States 5 Dollar #3 | 8.733 g | 25 mm | - | Friedberg.USA.132, Breen.6453 |
| 1807 United States 5 Dollar #4 | 8.747 g | 25 mm | - | Friedberg.USA.131, Breen.6450 |
| 1807 United States 5 Dollar #5 | 8.753 g | 25 mm | - | Friedberg.USA.132, Breen.6453 |
| 1807 United States 5 Dollar #6 | - | - | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.