1814 United States Cent Value

A 1814 United States Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.

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1814 United States Cent value by grade

1814 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.

Current 1814 United States Cent value

The market for the 1814 United States Cent is driven by condition above all.

1814 United States Cent specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1814
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Copper

Why there is no letter on this coin

Philadelphia struck the 1814 United States Cent, 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 1814 United States Cent valuable

Context adds the final layer to the 1814 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.

Documented examples of the 1814 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.

1814 United States Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

************ 1814

Liberty Classic Head, l.

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ONE CENT

wreath

Measured 1814 United States Cent specimens

9 physically measured 1814 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 1814 United States Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1814 United States Cent #1---Sheldon.295, Breen.1789
1814 United States Cent #2---Sheldon.294, Breen.1788
1814 United States Cent #3---Sheldon.295, Breen.1789
1814 United States Cent #4---Sheldon.295, Breen.1789
1814 United States Cent #5---Sheldon.295, Breen.1789
1814 United States Cent #6---Sheldon.295, Breen.1789
1814 United States Cent #7---Sheldon.294, Breen.1788
1814 United States Cent #8---Sheldon.295, Breen.1789
1814 United States Cent #9---Sheldon.295, Breen.1789

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