1836 United States Cent Value
A 1836 United States Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
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1836 United States Cent value by grade
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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.
How much is a 1836 United States Cent worth today?
The market for the 1836 United States Cent is driven by condition above all.
1836 United States Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1836
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 10.384 g
- Diameter
- 28 mm
The missing mint mark, explained
The 1836 United States 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.
Why the 1836 United States Cent is worth money
For the 1836 United States Cent, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
Context adds the final layer to the 1836 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.
1836 United States Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
************* 1836
Liberty Coronet Head, l.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ONE CENT
wreath
Measured 1836 United States Cent specimens
12 physically measured 1836 United States Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 10.384 g, 28 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1836 United States Cent #1 | 10.384 g | 28 mm | 6 h | Breen.1863, Brunk.43500 |
| 1836 United States Cent #2 | - | - | - | Newcomb.1836.1, Breen.1863 |
| 1836 United States Cent #3 | - | - | - | Newcomb.1836.1, Breen.1863 |
| 1836 United States Cent #4 | - | - | - | Newcomb.1836.2.2, Breen.1863 |
| 1836 United States Cent #5 | - | - | - | Newcomb.1836.2.1, Breen.1863 |
| 1836 United States Cent #6 | - | - | - | Newcomb.1836.3.1, Breen.1863 |
| 1836 United States Cent #7 | - | - | - | Newcomb.1836.3.2, Breen.1863 |
| 1836 United States Cent #8 | - | - | - | Newcomb.1836.4.2, Breen.1863 |
| 1836 United States Cent #9 | - | - | - | Newcomb.1836.4.1, Breen.1863 |
| 1836 United States Cent #10 | - | - | - | Newcomb.1836.5.1, Breen.1863 |
| 1836 United States Cent #11 | - | - | - | Newcomb.1836.5.2, Breen.1863 |
| 1836 United States Cent #12 | - | - | - | Newcomb.1836.6.1, Breen.1863 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.