1875 United States Coin Value

A 1875 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.

1875 United States Coin value by grade

1875 United States Coin 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 1875 United States Coin worth today?

Pricing for the 1875 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.

1875 United States Coin specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1875
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
White Metal
Weight
1.934 g
Diameter
17.5 mm

No mint mark? Here is why

Philadelphia struck the 1875 United States Coin, and Philadelphia coins of this period carry no mint mark at all. An empty space at the usual mint mark position (see the series guide) confirms a Philadelphia strike, not a flaw.

What makes the 1875 United States Coin valuable

The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1875 United States Coin: Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Broad, multigenerational demand for the design gives every date, including this one, a deep and liquid market.

Official mintage figures for the 1875 United States Coin 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.

1875 United States Coin inscriptions & design

Obverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / LIBERTY (on shield) / (date)

Liberty seated, with shield and liberty cap on pole

Reverse

ONE / DIME

Cereal wreath

Measured 1875 United States Coin specimens

11 physically measured 1875 United States Coin examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 1.934 g, 17.5 mm minting standard.

Measured 1875 United States Coin specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
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1875 United States Coin #3----
1875 United States Coin #4----
1875 United States Coin #52.133 g-6 h-
1875 United States Coin #61.849 g-6 h-
1875 United States Coin #71.934 g-6 h-
1875 United States Coin #81.778 g-6 h-
1875 United States Coin #91.632 g-6 h-
1875 United States Coin #102.393 g-6 h-
1875 United States Coin #112.426 g17.5 mm6 h-

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