1831 United States Cent Value
Expect a 1831 United States Cent to trade between about its melt value and well into four figures, driven almost entirely by grade. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
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1831 United States Cent value by grade
| Grade | Estimated value |
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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 the 1831 United States Cent selling for today?
Pricing for the 1831 United States Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1831 United States Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1831
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 10.323 g
- Diameter
- 29 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1831 United States 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.
Why the 1831 United States Cent is worth money
Documented examples of the 1831 United States 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.
Context adds the final layer to the 1831 United States Cent. 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 Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY 1831
mature head of Liberty facing left
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE CENT
wreath
Measured 1831 United States Cent specimens
12 physically measured 1831 United States Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 10.323 g, 29 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1831 United States Cent #1 | 10.497 g | 29 mm | 7 h | Brunk.43490B, Newcomb.1831.3, Breen.1847 |
| 1831 United States Cent #2 | 10.323 g | 29 mm | - | Brunk.not, Newcomb.1831.9, Breen.1849 |
| 1831 United States Cent #3 | - | - | - | Breen.1848, Newcomb.1831.2 |
| 1831 United States Cent #4 | - | - | - | Newcomb.1831.4, Breen.1847 |
| 1831 United States Cent #5 | - | - | - | Breen.1848, Newcomb.1831.1 |
| 1831 United States Cent #6 | - | - | - | Newcomb.1831.2, Breen.1847 |
| 1831 United States Cent #7 | - | - | - | Newcomb.1831.3, Breen.1847 |
| 1831 United States Cent #8 | - | - | - | Newcomb.1831.4, Breen.1847 |
| 1831 United States Cent #9 | - | - | - | Newcomb.1831.5, Breen.1847 |
| 1831 United States Cent #10 | - | - | - | Breen.1848, Newcomb.1831.6 |
| 1831 United States Cent #11 | - | - | - | Breen.1848, Newcomb.1831.7 |
| 1831 United States Cent #12 | - | - | - | Breen.1848, Newcomb.1831.8 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.