1836 United States Dollar Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1836 United States Dollar brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1836 United States Dollar 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.
Today's value of the 1836 United States Dollar
The market for the 1836 United States Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1836 United States Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1836
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 26.6852 g
- Diameter
- 39 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
Philadelphia struck the 1836 United States Dollar, and Philadelphia coins of this period carry no mint mark at all. An empty space at the usual mint mark position (see the series guide) confirms a Philadelphia strike, not a flaw.
Why the 1836 United States Dollar is worth money
The 1836 United States Dollar lacks precise production records, so its value rests on demonstrated rarity: how often examples surface at auction and how they compare to documented specimens.
There is history in a 1836 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.
1836 United States Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
1836
Liberty seated, cap on staff r., shield lower l.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ONE DOLLAR
eagle in flight, l. 26 stars in field
Measured 1836 United States Dollar specimens
12 physically measured 1836 United States Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 26.6852 g, 39 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1836 United States Dollar #1 | 26.835 g | - | - | Judd.60, Breen.5412, Pollock.65, Adams.Woodin.42 |
| 1836 United States Dollar #2 | 1.629 g | 16 mm | - | Judd.67, Adams.Woodin.50, Pollock.70 |
| 1836 United States Dollar #3 | 26.68 g | 39 mm | - | Judd.60, Julian.3, Breen.5412, Pollock.65, Adams.Woodin.42 |
| 1836 United States Dollar #4 | 23.94 g | 39 mm | - | Korein.11, Judd.64, Pollock.64 |
| 1836 United States Dollar #5 | 26.63 g | 39 mm | - | Korein.12, Judd.65, Pollock.68 |
| 1836 United States Dollar #6 | 24.21 g | 39 mm | - | Korein.13, Judd.62, Pollock.67 |
| 1836 United States Dollar #7 | 26.75 g | 39 mm | - | Korein.36, Judd.60, Pollock.65 |
| 1836 United States Dollar #8 | 26.05 g | 39 mm | - | Korein.40, Judd.60, Pollock.65 |
| 1836 United States Dollar #9 | 26.9968 g | 39 mm | 6 h | Korein.47, Judd.60, Pollock.65 |
| 1836 United States Dollar #10 | 26.7 g | 39 mm | - | Korein.53, Judd.60, Pollock.65 |
| 1836 United States Dollar #11 | 26.7345 g | 39 mm | 11 h | Korein.76, Judd.58, Pollock.61 |
| 1836 United States Dollar #12 | 26.7 g | 39 mm | - | Korein.77, Judd.84 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.