1833 United States Cent Value
The 1833 United States Cent carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1833 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 a 1833 United States Cent worth right now?
Pricing for the 1833 United States Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1833 United States Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1833
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
Reading a coin with no mint mark
No mint mark is the mark here: the 1833 United States Cent comes from the main Philadelphia Mint, which left its coins unlettered in this era. The position where branch mints placed their letter (varies by series) is simply blank.
What makes the 1833 United States Cent valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1833 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.
Documented examples of the 1833 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.
1833 United States Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
************* 1833
Liberty Coronet Head, l.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ONE CENT
wreath
Measured 1833 United States Cent specimens
11 physically measured 1833 United States Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1833 United States Cent #1 | - | - | - | Breen.1853, Newcomb.1833.1 |
| 1833 United States Cent #2 | - | - | - | Breen.1853, Newcomb.1833.1 |
| 1833 United States Cent #3 | - | - | - | Breen.1853, Newcomb.1833.2 |
| 1833 United States Cent #4 | - | - | - | Breen.1853, Newcomb.1833.2.5 |
| 1833 United States Cent #5 | - | - | - | Breen.1853, Newcomb.1833.3 |
| 1833 United States Cent #6 | - | - | - | Breen.1853, Newcomb.1833.3.5 |
| 1833 United States Cent #7 | - | - | - | Newcomb.1833.4, Breen.1852 |
| 1833 United States Cent #8 | - | - | - | Breen.1853, Newcomb.1833.5 |
| 1833 United States Cent #9 | - | - | - | Breen.1853, Newcomb.1833.6 |
| 1833 United States Cent #10 | - | - | - | Breen.1853, Newcomb.1833.6.5 |
| 1833 United States Cent #11 | - | - | - | Breen.1853, Newcomb.1833.1 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.