1820 United States Cent Value
The 1820 United States Cent carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
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1820 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.
Current 1820 United States Cent value
Pricing for the 1820 United States Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1820 United States Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1820
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 10.511 g
- Diameter
- 27 mm
Why there is no letter on this coin
Philadelphia struck the 1820 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 1820 United States Cent valuable
For the 1820 United States 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 1820 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.
1820 United States Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY 1820
mature head of Liberty facing left
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE CENT
wreath
Measured 1820 United States Cent specimens
12 physically measured 1820 United States Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 10.511 g, 27 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 United States Cent #1 | 9.986 g | 29 mm | - | Brunk.not, Newcomb.1820.4, Breen.1812 |
| 1820 United States Cent #2 | 10.511 g | - | - | Breen.1812, Newcomb.20.8 |
| 1820 United States Cent #3 | 10.573 g | - | 6 h | Breen.1812, Newcomb.20.15 |
| 1820 United States Cent #4 | 10.786 g | - | 6 h | Breen.1812, Newcomb.20.5 |
| 1820 United States Cent #5 | - | - | - | Breen.1812, Newcomb.20.15 |
| 1820 United States Cent #6 | - | - | - | Breen.1812, Newcomb.20.13 |
| 1820 United States Cent #7 | - | - | - | Newcomb.20.1, Breen.1806 |
| 1820 United States Cent #8 | - | - | - | Newcomb.20.2.1, Breen.1810 |
| 1820 United States Cent #9 | - | - | - | Newcomb.20.2.2, Breen.1810 |
| 1820 United States Cent #10 | - | - | - | Newcomb.20.3, Breen.1811 |
| 1820 United States Cent #11 | - | - | - | Breen.1812, Newcomb.20.4 |
| 1820 United States Cent #12 | - | - | - | Breen.1812, Newcomb.20.5 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.