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.

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1833 United States Cent value by grade

1833 United States 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 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

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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.

Measured 1833 United States Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
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.