1819 United States Cent Value

A 1819 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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1819 United States Cent value by grade

1819 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 1819 United States Cent worth today?

Pricing for the 1819 United States Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1819 United States Cent specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1819
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Copper
Weight
10.245 g
Diameter
29 mm

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1819 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.

The value drivers behind this coin

Documented examples of the 1819 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.

Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. For the 1819 United States Cent, the enduring popularity of the series translates directly into buyers in every grade and every market cycle.

1819 United States Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

LIBERTY 1819

mature head of Liberty facing left

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE CENT

wreath

Measured 1819 United States Cent specimens

12 physically measured 1819 United States Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 10.245 g, 29 mm minting standard.

Measured 1819 United States Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1819 United States Cent #110.245 g29 mm-Brunk.not, Newcomb.6, Breen.1804
1819 United States Cent #2---Newcomb.19.6, Breen.1802
1819 United States Cent #3---Newcomb.19.8, Breen.1805
1819 United States Cent #4---Newcomb.19.1, Breen.1800
1819 United States Cent #5---Newcomb.19.9, Breen.1803
1819 United States Cent #6---Newcomb.19.1, Breen.1800
1819 United States Cent #7---Newcomb.19.2.2, Breen.1801
1819 United States Cent #8---Newcomb.19.2.1, Breen.1801
1819 United States Cent #9---Newcomb.19.3, Breen.1802
1819 United States Cent #10---Newcomb.19.4, Breen.1804
1819 United States Cent #11---Newcomb.19.5, Breen.1802
1819 United States Cent #12---Newcomb.19.6, Breen.1802

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