1842 United States 1/4 Dollar Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1842 United States 1/4 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.
1842 United States 1/4 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.
Current 1842 United States 1/4 Dollar value
The market for the 1842 United States 1/4 Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1842 United States 1/4 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1842
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
Reading a coin with no mint mark
Look for a letter and you will not find one. The 1842 United States 1/4 Dollar is a Philadelphia product, and the main mint did not sign its work at this time.
Why the 1842 United States 1/4 Dollar is worth money
The 1842 United States 1/4 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 1842 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.
1842 United States 1/4 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
************* (date)
Liberty seated
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; QUAR. DOL.
eagle, wings spread, shield on breast
Measured 1842 United States 1/4 Dollar specimens
4 physically measured 1842 United States 1/4 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1842 United States 1/4 Dollar #1 | - | - | - | Breen.3947 |
| 1842 United States 1/4 Dollar #2 | - | - | - | - |
| 1842 United States 1/4 Dollar #3 | - | - | - | - |
| 1842 United States 1/4 Dollar #4 | - | - | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.