1813 United States Cent Value

A 1813 United States 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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1813 United States Cent value by grade

1813 United States 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 1813 United States Cent worth today?

Pricing for the 1813 United States Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1813 United States Cent specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1813
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Copper

No mint mark? Here is why

The 1813 United States 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 1813 United States Cent valuable

Documented examples of the 1813 United States Cent in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.

There is history in a 1813 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.

1813 United States Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

************ 1813

Liberty Classic Head, l.

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ONE CENT

wreath

Measured 1813 United States Cent specimens

3 physically measured 1813 United States Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1813 United States Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1813 United States Cent #1---Sheldon.292, Breen.1787
1813 United States Cent #2---Sheldon.292, Breen.1787
1813 United States Cent #3---Sheldon.293, Breen.1786

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