1866 United States Coin Value
Today a 1866 United States Coin typically sells for its melt value to well into four figures, with condition doing most of the work. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1866 United States Coin value by grade
| Grade | Estimated value |
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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.
What is a 1866 United States Coin worth right now?
The market for the 1866 United States Coin is driven by condition above all.
1866 United States Coin specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1866
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1866 United States Coin comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1866, that is exactly as it should be.
What makes the 1866 United States Coin valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1866 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.
Documented examples of the 1866 United States Coin in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
1866 United States Coin inscriptions & design
Obverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / LIBERTY (on shield) / (date)
Liberty seated, with shield and liberty cap on pole
Reverse
HALF / DIME
Cereal wreath
Measured 1866 United States Coin specimens
3 physically measured 1866 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 United States Coin #1 | - | - | - | Valentine.1866.1 |
| 1866 United States Coin #2 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 United States Coin #3 | - | - | - | Valentine.1866.1 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.