1810 United States 1/2 cent Value
In the current market, a 1810 United States 1/2 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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1810 United States 1/2 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 1810 United States 1/2 cent worth right now?
Pricing for the 1810 United States 1/2 cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1810 United States 1/2 cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1810
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1810 United States 1/2 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.
What makes the 1810 United States 1/2 cent valuable
There is history in a 1810 United States Coinage as well. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.
Official mintage figures for the 1810 United States 1/2 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.
1810 United States 1/2 cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY [on head band] / (date)
Liberty bust left, surrounded by 13 stars
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF / CENT
Value in wreath
Measured 1810 United States 1/2 cent specimens
3 physically measured 1810 United States 1/2 cent examples 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810 United States 1/2 cent #1 | - | - | - | Gilbert.1810.1, Breen.1559 |
| 1810 United States 1/2 cent #2 | - | - | - | Gilbert.1810.1, Breen.1559 |
| 1810 United States 1/2 cent #3 | - | - | - | Gilbert.1811.1, Breen.1561 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.