1871 United States 5 Cent Value
A 1871 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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1871 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.
What is a 1871 United States 5 Cent worth right now?
Pricing for the 1871 United States 5 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1871 United States 5 Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1871
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Nickel
- Weight
- 4.98 g
- Diameter
- 22 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1871 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 collectors pay for in a 1871 United States 5 Cent
Documented examples of the 1871 United States 5 Cent in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
Few series carry the following that supports the 1871 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.
1871 United States 5 Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
UNITED STATE OF AMERICA
Liberty hd.l. wearing coronet, inscribed LIBERTY; date below
Reverse
V CENTS
value within wreath
Measured 1871 United States 5 Cent specimens
2 physically measured 1871 United States 5 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 4.98 g, 22 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 United States 5 Cent #1 | 6.12 g | 22 mm | 6 h | Judd.1051, Adams.Woodin.1194, Pollock.1185 |
| 1871 United States 5 Cent #2 | 4.98 g | 22 mm | 6 h | Judd.1050, Adams.Woodin.1193, Pollock.1184 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.