1868 United States 5 Cent Value
In the current market, a 1868 United States 5 Cent changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
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1868 United States 5 Cent 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.
Today's value of the 1868 United States 5 Cent
Pricing for the 1868 United States 5 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1868 United States 5 Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1868
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Nickel
- Weight
- 4.82 g
- Diameter
- 22 mm
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1868 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.
Why the 1868 United States 5 Cent is worth money
For the 1868 United States 5 Cent, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
Context adds the final layer to the 1868 United States 5 Cent. 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.
1868 United States 5 Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1868
Liberty hd. l.
Reverse
5 CENTS
value within wreath, motto above
Measured 1868 United States 5 Cent specimens
5 physically measured 1868 United States 5 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 4.82 g, 22 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 United States 5 Cent #1 | 4.91 g | 22 mm | - | Judd.623, Adams.Woodin.680, Pollock.692 |
| 1868 United States 5 Cent #2 | 4.79 g | 22 mm | - | Judd.633, Adams.Woodin.675, Pollock.705 |
| 1868 United States 5 Cent #3 | 4.82 g | 22 mm | - | Judd.633, Adams.Woodin.675, Pollock.704 |
| 1868 United States 5 Cent #4 | - | 25 mm | - | Judd.628, Pollock.697 |
| 1868 United States 5 Cent #5 | - | 22 mm | - | Judd.633, Adams.Woodin.675, Pollock.705 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.