1845 United States Dollar Value

Depending on how well it survived, a 1845 United States Dollar brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

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

1845 United States Dollar value by grade

1845 United States Dollar 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 1845 United States Dollar worth today?

The market for the 1845 United States Dollar is driven by condition above all.

1845 United States Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1845
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 1845 United States Dollar is a Philadelphia product, and the main mint did not sign its work at this time.

What makes the 1845 United States Dollar valuable

Context adds the final layer to the 1845 United States Dollar. 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.

Official mintage figures for the 1845 United States Dollar 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.

1845 United States Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

************* 1845

Liberty seated r., head l., holding cap (pilius) on a pole with one hand and resting the other on inscribed shield

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ONE DOL.

eagle facing, head l.

Measured 1845 United States Dollar specimens

1 physically measured 1845 United States Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1845 United States Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1845 United States Dollar #1---Osburn-Cushing.1, Breen.5433

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