1818 United States Cent Value
Today a 1818 United States Cent typically sells for its melt value to well into four figures, with condition doing most of the work. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
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1818 United States Cent value by grade
| Grade | Estimated 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 Cent worth today?
The market for the 1818 United States Cent is driven by condition above all.
1818 United States Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1818
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 10.207 g
- Diameter
- 29 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
Philadelphia struck the 1818 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 1818 United States Cent valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1818 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 1818 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.
1818 United States Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
************ 1818
Liberty Coronet Head, l.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ONE CENT
wreath
Measured 1818 United States Cent specimens
12 physically measured 1818 United States Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 10.207 g, 29 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 United States Cent #1 | 10.207 g | 29 mm | - | Brunk.3620var, Newcomb.1818.3, Breen.1797 |
| 1818 United States Cent #2 | - | - | - | Newcomb.18.10, Breen.1798 |
| 1818 United States Cent #3 | - | - | - | - |
| 1818 United States Cent #4 | - | - | - | Newcomb.18.7, Breen.1799 |
| 1818 United States Cent #5 | - | - | - | Newcomb.18.10, Breen.1798 |
| 1818 United States Cent #6 | - | - | - | Breen.1797, Newcomb.17.17.2 |
| 1818 United States Cent #7 | - | - | - | Breen.1797, Newcomb.18.1.1 |
| 1818 United States Cent #8 | - | - | - | Breen.1797, Newcomb.18.2 |
| 1818 United States Cent #9 | - | - | - | Breen.1797, Newcomb.18.3.2 |
| 1818 United States Cent #10 | - | - | - | Breen.1797, Newcomb.18.3.1 |
| 1818 United States Cent #11 | - | - | - | Breen.1797, Newcomb.18.4 |
| 1818 United States Cent #12 | - | - | - | Breen.1797, Newcomb.18.5 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.