1891 United States Coin Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1891 United States Coin brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1891 United States Coin value by grade
| Grade | Estimated 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 1891 United States Coin worth today?
Pricing for the 1891 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.
1891 United States Coin specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1891
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- White Metal
- Weight
- 1.808 g
- Diameter
- 18 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1891 United States Coin 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 collectors pay for in a 1891 United States Coin
Official mintage figures for the 1891 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.
Few series carry the following that supports the 1891 United States Coin. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. A coin that thousands of collectors are actively assembling into sets never lacks for a market.
1891 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 1891 United States Coin specimens
12 physically measured 1891 United States Coin examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 1.808 g, 18 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 United States Coin #1 | 2.514 g | 19 mm | 12 h | A.7 |
| 1891 United States Coin #2 | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 United States Coin #3 | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 United States Coin #4 | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 United States Coin #5 | 1.808 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1891 United States Coin #6 | 1.719 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1891 United States Coin #7 | 1.012 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1891 United States Coin #8 | 1.872 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1891 United States Coin #9 | 2.118 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1891 United States Coin #10 | 1.729 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1891 United States Coin #11 | 1.675 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1891 United States Coin #12 | 2.248 g | 18 mm | 6 h | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.