1829 United States 2 1/2 Dollar Value

Depending on how well it survived, a 1829 United States 2 1/2 Dollar brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.

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

1829 United States 2 1/2 Dollar value by grade

1829 United States 2 1/2 Dollar 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.

Current 1829 United States 2 1/2 Dollar value

The market for the 1829 United States 2 1/2 Dollar is driven by condition above all.

1829 United States 2 1/2 Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1829
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Gold
Weight
4.343 g
Diameter
18.5 mm

The missing mint mark, explained

Look for a letter and you will not find one. The 1829 United States 2 1/2 Dollar is a Philadelphia product, and the main mint did not sign its work at this time.

Why the 1829 United States 2 1/2 Dollar is worth money

Official mintage figures for the 1829 United States 2 1/2 Dollar are not well established. The museum-documented specimens behind our specifications provide the physical reference points for the issue, and the market prices it on observed scarcity.

Context adds the final layer to the 1829 United States 2 1/2 Dollar. 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.

1829 United States 2 1/2 Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

************* (date)

coronet head of Liberty l.

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; 2 1/2 D./ E PLURIBUS UNUM

eagle facing, head l., motto on scroll above

Measured 1829 United States 2 1/2 Dollar specimens

1 physically measured 1829 United States 2 1/2 Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 4.343 g, 18.5 mm minting standard.

Measured 1829 United States 2 1/2 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1829 United States 2 1/2 Dollar #14.343 g18.5 mm-Friedberg.USA.109, Breen.6132

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