1818 United States 25 Cent Value

Today a 1818 United States 25 Cent typically sells for its melt value to well into four figures, with condition doing most of the work. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.

Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.

1818 United States 25 Cent value by grade

1818 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 1818 United States 25 Cent worth today?

The market for the 1818 United States 25 Cent is driven by condition above all.

1818 United States 25 Cent specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1818
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver

No mint mark? Here is why

The 1818 United States 25 Cent comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1818, that is exactly as it should be.

Why the 1818 United States 25 Cent is worth money

For the 1818 United States 25 Cent, 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 1818 United States 25 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.

1818 United States 25 Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

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

Liberty, capped bust l.

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 25 C /

eagle with shield, head l.

Measured 1818 United States 25 Cent specimens

9 physically measured 1818 United States 25 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1818 United States 25 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1818 United States 25 Cent #1---Browning.1818.4
1818 United States 25 Cent #2---Browning.1818.4
1818 United States 25 Cent #3---Browning.1818.2
1818 United States 25 Cent #4---Browning.1818.1/2
1818 United States 25 Cent #5---Browning.1818.2
1818 United States 25 Cent #6---Browning.1818.5
1818 United States 25 Cent #7---Browning.1818.8
1818 United States 25 Cent #8---Browning.1818.10
1818 United States 25 Cent #9---Browning.1818.new

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