1844 United States Coin Value
A 1844 United States Coin is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1844 United States Coin 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.
What is a 1844 United States Coin worth right now?
The market for the 1844 United States Coin is driven by condition above all.
1844 United States Coin specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1844
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
Why this coin has no mint mark
Philadelphia struck the 1844 United States Coin, 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.
What makes the 1844 United States Coin valuable
There is history in a 1844 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.
Official mintage figures for the 1844 United States Coin are not well established. The museum-documented specimens behind our specifications provide the physical reference points for the issue, and the market prices it on observed scarcity.
1844 United States Coin inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY (on shield) / (date)
Liberty seated, with shield and liberty cap on pole, surrounded by 13 stars
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF / DIME
Laurel wreath
Measured 1844 United States Coin specimens
5 physically measured 1844 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.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1844 United States Coin #1 | - | - | - | Valentine.1844.2 |
| 1844 United States Coin #2 | - | - | - | Valentine.1844.1 |
| 1844 United States Coin #3 | - | - | - | Valentine.1844.2 |
| 1844 United States Coin #4 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 United States Coin #5 | - | - | - | Valentine.1844.3 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.