1835 United States 1/2 cent Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1835 United States 1/2 cent brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1835 United States 1/2 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 1835 United States 1/2 cent worth right now?
The market for the 1835 United States 1/2 cent is driven by condition above all.
1835 United States 1/2 cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1835
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 5.434 g
- Diameter
- 25 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1835 United States 1/2 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.
What makes the 1835 United States 1/2 cent valuable
Official mintage figures for the 1835 United States 1/2 cent are not well established. The museum-documented specimens behind our specifications provide the physical reference points for the issue, and the market prices it on observed scarcity.
Context adds the final layer to the 1835 United States 1/2 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.
1835 United States 1/2 cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY [on head band] / (date)
Liberty bust left, surrounded by 13 stars
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF / CENT
Value in wreath
Measured 1835 United States 1/2 cent specimens
5 physically measured 1835 United States 1/2 cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 5.434 g, 25 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1835 United States 1/2 cent #1 | 5.434 g | 25 mm | - | Gilbert.1835.2, Breen.1575 |
| 1835 United States 1/2 cent #2 | - | - | - | Gilbert.1835.1, Breen.1575 |
| 1835 United States 1/2 cent #3 | - | - | - | Gilbert.1835.2, Breen.1575 |
| 1835 United States 1/2 cent #4 | - | - | - | Gilbert.1835.2, Breen.1575 |
| 1835 United States 1/2 cent #5 | - | - | - | Gilbert.1835.1, Breen.1575 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.