1847 United States 10 Dollar Value

A 1847 United States 10 Dollar is worth roughly $1,616 to $17,458 depending on its condition; the melt floor under every example is $1,616 (spot prices as of 2026-06-01) Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

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

Melt estimated at the US 0.900 gold standard.

1847 United States 10 Dollar value by grade

1847 United States 10 Dollar value by grade
GradeEstimated value
Melt value floor(metal content, 2026-06-01)$1,616.48
Good (G-4)$1,616 to $1,940
Very Good (VG-8)$1,616 to $1,998
Fine (F-12)$1,616 to $2,095
Very Fine (VF-20)$1,616 to $2,231
Extremely Fine (XF-40)$1,786 to $2,522
About Uncirculated (AU-50)$2,198 to $3,104
Mint State (MS-60)$3,023 to $4,267
Choice Unc (MS-63)$4,809 to $6,789
Gem Unc (MS-65)$12,366 to $17,458

Estimated retail range, updated 2026-06-13. 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 1847 United States 10 Dollar worth right now?

Figure roughly $1,616 as the realistic floor for a damage-free, well-worn 1847 United States 10 Dollar, rising steadily through the grades to about $17,458 for a certified gem. Cleaned or damaged coins trade below these figures, though never below the $1,616 melt floor.

1847 United States 10 Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1847
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Gold
Weight
16.676 g
Diameter
22 mm
Gold content
0.48253 troy oz

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1847 United States 10 Dollar was struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which used no mint mark in this era. If you find no letter where branch-mint coins carry one (check the usual position for this series), you are holding a Philadelphia issue.

Why the 1847 United States 10 Dollar is worth money

Documented examples of the 1847 United States 10 Dollar in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.

Each 1847 United States 10 Dollar holds 0.4825 troy ounces of gold, worth $1,616 at current spot prices. Gold content dominates the value of common dates and underwrites every numismatic premium above it.

There is history in a 1847 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.

1847 United States 10 Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

************* (date)

coronet head l.

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TEN D. /

eagle, head l.

Measured 1847 United States 10 Dollar specimens

1 physically measured 1847 United States 10 Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 16.676 g, 22 mm minting standard.

Measured 1847 United States 10 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1847 United States 10 Dollar #116.676 g22 mm-Friedberg.USA.155, Breen.6879

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

Summary: the 1847 United States 10 Dollar is valued between $1,616 and $17,458 as of 2026-06-13. Estimates combine mintage rarity, key-date status and metal content; they are editorial guidance, not an offer to buy.