1874 United States 10 Dollar Value

A 1874 United States 10 Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.

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1874 United States 10 Dollar value by grade

1874 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 1874 United States 10 Dollar worth today?

The market for the 1874 United States 10 Dollar is driven by condition above all.

1874 United States 10 Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1874
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Copper

Reading a coin with no mint mark

Look for a letter and you will not find one. The 1874 United States 10 Dollar is a Philadelphia product, and the main mint did not sign its work at this time.

What makes the 1874 United States 10 Dollar valuable

For the 1874 United States 10 Dollar, 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 1874 United States 10 Dollar. 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.

1874 United States 10 Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

************* 1874

bust l.

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.TEN D.

eagle facing, head l.

Measured 1874 United States 10 Dollar specimens

3 physically measured 1874 United States 10 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1874 United States 10 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1874 United States 10 Dollar #1---Friedberg.USA.158, Breen.6977
1874 United States 10 Dollar #2---Judd.1374, Pollock.1519, Adams.Woodin.1367
1874 United States 10 Dollar #3---Judd.1374, Pollock.1519, Adams.Woodin.1367

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