1828 United States 10 Cent Value

A 1828 United States 10 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.

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

1828 United States 10 Cent value by grade

1828 United States 10 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 1828 United States 10 Cent worth today?

Pricing for the 1828 United States 10 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1828 United States 10 Cent specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1828
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1828 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.

The value drivers behind this coin

Few series carry the following that supports the 1828 United States 10 Cent. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. A coin that thousands of collectors are actively assembling into sets never lacks for a market.

Documented examples of the 1828 United States 10 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.

1828 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 1828 United States 10 Cent specimens

1 physically measured 1828 United States 10 Cent example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1828 United States 10 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1828 United States 10 Cent #1----

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