1859 United States Coin Value
A 1859 United States Coin is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1859 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 1859 United States Coin worth today?
Pricing for the 1859 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.
1859 United States Coin specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1859
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1859 United States Coin 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.
What collectors pay for in a 1859 United States Coin
Context adds the final layer to the 1859 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.
Official mintage figures for the 1859 United States Coin are not well established. The museum-documented specimens behind our specifications provide the physical reference points for the issue, and the market prices it on observed scarcity.
1859 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 / HALF / DIME
Laurel wreath
Measured 1859 United States Coin specimens
4 physically measured 1859 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1859 United States Coin #1 | - | - | - | Valentine.1859.1 |
| 1859 United States Coin #2 | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 United States Coin #3 | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 United States Coin #4 | - | - | - | Valentine.1859.1 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.