1852 United States Coin Value

The 1852 United States Coin carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.

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1852 United States Coin value by grade

1852 United States Coin 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.

Today's value of the 1852 United States Coin

Pricing for the 1852 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.

1852 United States Coin specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1852
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 1852 United States Coin is a Philadelphia product, and the main mint did not sign its work at this time.

What makes the 1852 United States Coin valuable

Without a firm mintage figure, the 1852 United States Coin trades on what actually turns up. Documented museum specimens give collectors a benchmark for authenticity and typical preservation.

Context adds the final layer to the 1852 United States Coin. 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.

1852 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 1852 United States Coin specimens

7 physically measured 1852 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.

Measured 1852 United States Coin specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1852 United States Coin #1----
1852 United States Coin #2----
1852 United States Coin #3---Valentine.1852.3
1852 United States Coin #4---Valentine.1852.1
1852 United States Coin #5--9 h-
1852 United States Coin #6---Valentine.1852.4
1852 United States Coin #7---Valentine.1852.x

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