1849 United States Cent Value
Today a 1849 United States Cent typically sells for its melt value to well into four figures, with condition doing most of the work. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
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1849 United States Cent 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 1849 United States Cent worth today?
The market for the 1849 United States Cent is driven by condition above all.
1849 United States Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1849
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 10.048 g
- Diameter
- 27 mm
Reading a coin with no mint mark
No mint mark is the mark here: the 1849 United States Cent 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.
Why the 1849 United States Cent is worth money
Documented examples of the 1849 United States Cent in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
Context adds the final layer to the 1849 United States Cent. 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.
1849 United States Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY 1849
braided hair coronet head facing left
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE CENT
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Measured 1849 United States Cent specimens
12 physically measured 1849 United States Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 10.048 g, 27 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1849 United States Cent #1 | 10.438 g | 29 mm | - | Brunk.not, Breen.1902 |
| 1849 United States Cent #2 | 10.048 g | 29 mm | - | Brunk.not, Breen.1903 |
| 1849 United States Cent #3 | 7.211 g | 26.5 mm | 6 h | Breen.1903 (fake) |
| 1849 United States Cent #4 | - | - | - | Breen.1902, Newcomb.49.20 |
| 1849 United States Cent #5 | - | - | - | Breen.1902, Newcomb.49.2 |
| 1849 United States Cent #6 | - | - | - | Breen.1902, Newcomb.49.1 |
| 1849 United States Cent #7 | - | - | - | Breen.1902, Newcomb.49.2 |
| 1849 United States Cent #8 | - | - | - | Breen.1902, Newcomb.49.2 |
| 1849 United States Cent #9 | - | - | - | Breen.1902, Newcomb.49.3 |
| 1849 United States Cent #10 | - | - | - | Breen.1902, Newcomb.49.4 |
| 1849 United States Cent #11 | - | - | - | Breen.1902, Newcomb.49.5 |
| 1849 United States Cent #12 | - | - | - | Breen.1902, Newcomb.49.6 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.