1833 United States Coin Value

Depending on how well it survived, a 1833 United States Coin brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

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

1833 United States Coin value by grade

1833 United States Coin 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 Coin worth right now?

Pricing for the 1833 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.

1833 United States Coin specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1833
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1833 United States Coin 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 1833 United States Coin is worth money

Few series carry the following that supports the 1833 United States Coin. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. A coin that thousands of collectors are actively assembling into sets never lacks for a market.

Documented examples of the 1833 United States Coin 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 Coin inscriptions & design

Obverse

LIBERTY [on cap] / (date)

Capped liberty bust left, surround by 13 stars

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM [on ribbon] / 5 C.

Eagle holding olive branch and arrows, ribbon above

Measured 1833 United States Coin specimens

6 physically measured 1833 United States Coin 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 Coin specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1833 United States Coin #1---Valentine.1833.1
1833 United States Coin #2---Valentine.1833.7
1833 United States Coin #3---Valentine.1833.x
1833 United States Coin #4---Valentine.1833.2
1833 United States Coin #5---Valentine.1833.4a
1833 United States Coin #6---Valentine.

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