1822 United States 25 Cent Value

The 1822 United States 25 Cent carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

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

1822 United States 25 Cent value by grade

1822 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.

Today's value of the 1822 United States 25 Cent

Pricing for the 1822 United States 25 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1822 United States 25 Cent specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1822
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver
Weight
6.684 g
Diameter
26.5 mm

Why there is no letter on this coin

The 1822 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 1822, that is exactly as it should be.

Why the 1822 United States 25 Cent is worth money

Context adds the final layer to the 1822 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.

For the 1822 United States 25 Cent, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.

1822 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 1822 United States 25 Cent specimens

4 physically measured 1822 United States 25 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 6.684 g, 26.5 mm minting standard.

Measured 1822 United States 25 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1822 United States 25 Cent #16.705 g27 mm6 hBreen.Encyclopedia.3904, Breen.1
1822 United States 25 Cent #26.684 g26.5 mm6 hBrowning.1, Breen 3904
1822 United States 25 Cent #3---Browning.1822.1
1822 United States 25 Cent #4---Browning.1822.1

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