1831 United States 10 Cent Value

In the current market, a 1831 United States 10 Cent changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.

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

1831 United States 10 Cent value by grade

1831 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.

What is a 1831 United States 10 Cent worth right now?

Pricing for the 1831 United States 10 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1831 United States 10 Cent specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1831
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver
Weight
2.665 g
Diameter
18.5 mm

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1831 United States 10 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 1831, that is exactly as it should be.

Why the 1831 United States 10 Cent is worth money

There is history in a 1831 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 1831 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.

1831 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 1831 United States 10 Cent specimens

3 physically measured 1831 United States 10 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 2.665 g, 18.5 mm minting standard.

Measured 1831 United States 10 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1831 United States 10 Cent #12.665 g19 mm1 hJR.2
1831 United States 10 Cent #22.684 g18.5 mm6 hBreen.3195
1831 United States 10 Cent #3----

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