1864 United States 10 Dollar Value

A 1864 United States 10 Dollar is worth roughly $1,621 to $17,502 depending on its condition, and its metal content alone is worth $1,621 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.

1864 United States 10 Dollar value by grade

1864 United States 10 Dollar value by grade
GradeEstimated value
Melt value floor(metal content, 2026-06-01)$1,620.56
Good (G-4)$1,621 to $1,945
Very Good (VG-8)$1,621 to $2,003
Fine (F-12)$1,621 to $2,100
Very Fine (VF-20)$1,621 to $2,236
Extremely Fine (XF-40)$1,791 to $2,528
About Uncirculated (AU-50)$2,204 to $3,111
Mint State (MS-60)$3,030 to $4,278
Choice Unc (MS-63)$4,821 to $6,806
Gem Unc (MS-65)$12,397 to $17,502

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.

How much is a 1864 United States 10 Dollar worth today?

Start with $1,621 for a heavily circulated 1864 United States 10 Dollar and work upward. Lightly circulated 1864 examples occupy the middle of the range, while true gems approach $17,502. If your coin has no wear on the high points, it deserves a closer look or a professional opinion.

1864 United States 10 Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1864
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Gold
Weight
16.718 g
Diameter
22 mm
Gold content
0.48375 troy oz

No mint mark? Here is why

The 1864 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.

The value drivers behind this coin

Each 1864 United States 10 Dollar holds 0.4838 troy ounces of gold, worth $1,621 at current spot prices. Gold content dominates the value of common dates and underwrites every numismatic premium above it.

Documented examples of the 1864 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.

The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1864 United States 10 Dollar: Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Broad, multigenerational demand for the design gives every date, including this one, a deep and liquid market.

1864 United States 10 Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

************* 1864

bust l.

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.TEN D.

eagle facing, head l.

Measured 1864 United States 10 Dollar specimens

2 physically measured 1864 United States 10 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 16.718 g, 22 mm minting standard.

Measured 1864 United States 10 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1864 United States 10 Dollar #116.718 g22 mm-Friedberg.USA.155, Breen.6493
1864 United States 10 Dollar #2---Friedberg.USA.155, Breen.6943

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

Summary: the 1864 United States 10 Dollar is valued between $1,621 and $17,502 as of 2026-06-13. Estimates combine mintage rarity, key-date status and metal content; they are editorial guidance, not an offer to buy.