1831 United States 2 1/2 Dollar Value
In the current market, a 1831 United States 2 1/2 Dollar changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
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1831 United States 2 1/2 Dollar 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.
Today's value of the 1831 United States 2 1/2 Dollar
Pricing for the 1831 United States 2 1/2 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1831 United States 2 1/2 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1831
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Gold
- Weight
- 4.37 g
- Diameter
- 18 mm
Why there is no letter on this coin
Philadelphia struck the 1831 United States 2 1/2 Dollar, and Philadelphia coins of this period carry no mint mark at all. An empty space at the usual mint mark position (see the series guide) confirms a Philadelphia strike, not a flaw.
What makes the 1831 United States 2 1/2 Dollar valuable
For the 1831 United States 2 1/2 Dollar, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
Context adds the final layer to the 1831 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.
1831 United States 2 1/2 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
************* (date)
coronet head of Liberty l.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; 2 1/2 / E PLURIBUS UNUM
eagle facing, head l., motto on scroll above
Measured 1831 United States 2 1/2 Dollar specimens
1 physically measured 1831 United States 2 1/2 Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 4.37 g, 18 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1831 United States 2 1/2 Dollar #1 | 4.37 g | 18 mm | - | Friedberg.USA.109, Breen.6134 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.