1835 United States Cent Value

The 1835 United States Cent carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.

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1835 United States Cent value by grade

1835 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.

Today's value of the 1835 United States Cent

Pricing for the 1835 United States Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1835 United States Cent specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1835
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Copper

Reading a coin with no mint mark

No mint mark is the mark here: the 1835 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.

Why the 1835 United States Cent is worth money

Without a firm mintage figure, the 1835 United States Cent trades on what actually turns up. Documented museum specimens give collectors a benchmark for authenticity and typical preservation.

There is history in a 1835 United States Coinage as well. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.

1835 United States Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

************* 1835

Liberty Coronet Head, l.

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ONE CENT

wreath

Measured 1835 United States Cent specimens

12 physically measured 1835 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 1835 United States Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1835 United States Cent #1---Newcomb.1835.1, Breen.1859
1835 United States Cent #2---Breen.1860, Newcomb.1835.11.1
1835 United States Cent #3---Breen.1860, Newcomb.1835.2
1835 United States Cent #4---Breen.1860, Newcomb.1835.3
1835 United States Cent #5---Breen.1860, Newcomb.1835.4
1835 United States Cent #6---Breen.1860, Newcomb.1835.4
1835 United States Cent #7---Breen.1860, Newcomb.1835.5
1835 United States Cent #8---Newcomb.1835.6, Breen.1861
1835 United States Cent #9---Newcomb.1835.6.5, Breen.1861
1835 United States Cent #10---Newcomb.1835.7, Breen.1862
1835 United States Cent #11---Newcomb.1835.7.5, Breen.1862
1835 United States Cent #12---Newcomb.1835.7, Breen.1862

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