1872 United States 10 Dollar Value

A 1872 United States 10 Dollar 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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1872 United States 10 Dollar value by grade

1872 United States 10 Dollar 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 1872 United States 10 Dollar worth today?

Pricing for the 1872 United States 10 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.

1872 United States 10 Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1872
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Gold

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1872 United States 10 Dollar 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 1872 United States 10 Dollar valuable

Documented examples of the 1872 United States 10 Dollar 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 1872 United States 10 Dollar, the enduring popularity of the series translates directly into buyers in every grade and every market cycle.

1872 United States 10 Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

************* 1872

bust l.

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.TEN D.

eagle facing, head l.

Measured 1872 United States 10 Dollar specimens

1 physically measured 1872 United States 10 Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1872 United States 10 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1872 United States 10 Dollar #1---Friedberg.USA.158, Breen.6968

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