1846 United States Coin Value
A 1846 United States Coin 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.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1846 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.
How much is a 1846 United States Coin worth today?
The market for the 1846 United States Coin is driven by condition above all.
1846 United States Coin specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1846
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
Reading a coin with no mint mark
No mint mark is the mark here: the 1846 United States Coin comes from the main Philadelphia Mint, which left its coins unlettered in this era. The position where branch mints placed their letter (varies by series) is simply blank.
What makes the 1846 United States Coin valuable
Without a firm mintage figure, the 1846 United States Coin trades on what actually turns up. Documented museum specimens give collectors a benchmark for authenticity and typical preservation.
There is history in a 1846 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.
1846 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 / ONE / DIME
Laurel wreath
Measured 1846 United States Coin specimens
2 physically measured 1846 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1846 United States Coin #1 | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 United States Coin #2 | - | - | - | Valentine.1846.1 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.