1882 United States 5 Cent Value
In the current market, a 1882 United States 5 Cent changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
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1882 United States 5 Cent 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 1882 United States 5 Cent worth right now?
Pricing for the 1882 United States 5 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1882 United States 5 Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1882
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Nickel
- Weight
- 4.97 g
- Diameter
- 22 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1882 United States 5 Cent 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 1882 United States 5 Cent valuable
For the 1882 United States 5 Cent, 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 1882 United States 5 Cent. 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.
1882 United States 5 Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
************* 1882
Head of Liberty, l.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; E PLURIBUS UNUM; V
wreath around value
Measured 1882 United States 5 Cent specimens
2 physically measured 1882 United States 5 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 4.97 g, 22 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 United States 5 Cent #1 | 4.97 g | 22 mm | 6 h | Judd.1684, Adams.Woodin.1667, Pollock.1886 |
| 1882 United States 5 Cent #2 | - | - | - | Judd.1690, Pollock.1892, Adams.Woodin.1675 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.