1874 United States Dollar Value
Today a 1874 United States Dollar typically sells for its melt value to well into four figures, with condition doing most of the work. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1874 United States Dollar 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 1874 United States Dollar
The market for the 1874 United States Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1874 United States Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1874
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Gold
Why there is no letter on this coin
The 1874 United States 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 1874 United States Dollar valuable
There is history in a 1874 United States Coinage as well. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.
Official mintage figures for the 1874 United States Dollar are not well established. The museum-documented specimens behind our specifications provide the physical reference points for the issue, and the market prices it on observed scarcity.
1874 United States Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Liberty head l., wearing bonnet
Reverse
1 / DOLLAR/ 1874
wreath of corn stalks, value within
Measured 1874 United States Dollar specimens
1 physically measured 1874 United States Dollar example 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874 United States Dollar #1 | - | - | - | Friedberg.USA.94, Breen.6093 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.