1896 United States 10 Dollar Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1896 United States 10 Dollar brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1896 United States 10 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.
How much is a 1896 United States 10 Dollar worth today?
Pricing for the 1896 United States 10 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1896 United States 10 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1896
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Gold
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1896 United States 10 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.
The value drivers behind this coin
The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1896 United States 10 Dollar: 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 1896 United States 10 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.
1896 United States 10 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
************* 1896
bust l.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.TEN D.
eagle facing, head l.
Measured 1896 United States 10 Dollar specimens
1 physically measured 1896 United States 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 United States 10 Dollar #1 | - | - | - | Friedberg.USA.158, Breen.7052 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.