1867 United States 5 Cent Value

A 1867 United States 5 Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

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1867 United States 5 Cent value by grade

1867 United States 5 Cent 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.

How much is a 1867 United States 5 Cent worth today?

Pricing for the 1867 United States 5 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1867 United States 5 Cent specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1867
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Aluminum
Weight
5.286 g
Diameter
21 mm

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1867 United States 5 Cent 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 makes the 1867 United States 5 Cent valuable

Official mintage figures for the 1867 United States 5 Cent 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.

Few series carry the following that supports the 1867 United States 5 Cent. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. A coin that thousands of collectors are actively assembling into sets never lacks for a market.

1867 United States 5 Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1867

Liberty hd. l.

Reverse

IN GOD WE TRUST

large V on shield, motto above

Measured 1867 United States 5 Cent specimens

6 physically measured 1867 United States 5 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 5.286 g, 21 mm minting standard.

Measured 1867 United States 5 Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1867 United States 5 Cent #1-21 mm-Judd.561, Adams.Woodin.630, Pollock.622
1867 United States 5 Cent #2-21 mm-Judd.570, Adams.Woodin.644, Pollock.638
1867 United States 5 Cent #3-21 mm-Judd.573, Adams.Woodin.623, Pollock.649
1867 United States 5 Cent #4-21 mm-Judd.561, Pollock.622, Adams.Woodin.630
1867 United States 5 Cent #5-21 mm-Judd.566, Adams.Woodin.626, Pollock.627
1867 United States 5 Cent #65.286 g20 mm6 h-

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