1827 United States 10 Cent Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1827 United States 10 Cent brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1827 United States 10 Cent value by grade
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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.
What is a 1827 United States 10 Cent worth right now?
The market for the 1827 United States 10 Cent is driven by condition above all.
1827 United States 10 Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1827
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 2.709 g
- Diameter
- 18.5 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1827 United States 10 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.
What makes the 1827 United States 10 Cent valuable
There is history in a 1827 United States Coinage as well. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.
The 1827 United States 10 Cent lacks precise production records, so its value rests on demonstrated rarity: how often examples surface at auction and how they compare to documented specimens.
1827 United States 10 Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY [on cap] / (date)
Capped liberty bust left
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM [on scroll] / 10 C.
Eagle with shield, holding olive branch and arrows; Scroll above
Measured 1827 United States 10 Cent specimens
4 physically measured 1827 United States 10 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 2.709 g, 18.5 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1827 United States 10 Cent #1 | 2.709 g | 18.5 mm | 6 h | Breen.3179, Davis.4 |
| 1827 United States 10 Cent #2 | - | - | - | - |
| 1827 United States 10 Cent #3 | - | - | - | - |
| 1827 United States 10 Cent #4 | - | - | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.