1848 United States Dollar Value
In the current market, a 1848 United States Dollar changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1848 United States Dollar value by grade
| Grade | Estimated 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.
What is a 1848 United States Dollar worth right now?
Pricing for the 1848 United States Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1848 United States Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1848
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
No mint mark? Here is why
Look for a letter and you will not find one. The 1848 United States Dollar is a Philadelphia product, and the main mint did not sign its work at this time.
What makes the 1848 United States Dollar valuable
For the 1848 United States Dollar, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
There is history in a 1848 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.
1848 United States Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
************* 1848
Liberty seated; cap on pole, r.;shield below l.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ONE DOL.
Eagle facing, head l.
Measured 1848 United States Dollar specimens
1 physically measured 1848 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.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1848 United States Dollar #1 | - | - | - | Osburn-Cushing.P1, Breen.5440 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.