1835 United States Coin Value

A 1835 United States Coin is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

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

1835 United States Coin value by grade

1835 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.

How much is a 1835 United States Coin worth today?

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

1835 United States Coin specifications

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

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1835 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 1835 United States Coin is worth money

Documented examples of the 1835 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.

The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1835 United States Coin: Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Broad, multigenerational demand for the design gives every date, including this one, a deep and liquid market.

1835 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 1835 United States Coin specimens

8 physically measured 1835 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 1835 United States Coin specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1835 United States Coin #1---Valentine.1835.x
1835 United States Coin #2---Valentine.1835.2a
1835 United States Coin #3---Valentine.1835.3
1835 United States Coin #4---Valentine.1835.6a
1835 United States Coin #5---Valentine.1835.9
1835 United States Coin #6---Valentine.1835.5
1835 United States Coin #7---Valentine.1835.7
1835 United States Coin #8---Valentine.1835.x

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