1871 United States Coin Value
A 1871 United States Coin is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1871 United States Coin 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 Coin worth right now?
Pricing for the 1871 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.
1871 United States Coin specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1871
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1871 United States Coin 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
Documented examples of the 1871 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.
Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. For the 1871 United States Coin, the enduring popularity of the series translates directly into buyers in every grade and every market cycle.
1871 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 1871 United States Coin specimens
4 physically measured 1871 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 United States Coin #1 | - | - | - | Valentine.1871.1 |
| 1871 United States Coin #2 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 United States Coin #3 | - | - | - | Valentine.1871.4 |
| 1871 United States Coin #4 | - | - | - | Valentine.1871.5 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.