1896 United States 5 Cent Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1896 United States 5 Cent 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 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.
How much is a 1896 United States 5 Cent worth today?
Pricing for the 1896 United States 5 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1896 United States 5 Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1896
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Nickel
- Weight
- 5.01 g
- Diameter
- 21 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1896 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.
The value drivers behind this coin
Documented examples of the 1896 United States 5 Cent in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
Few series carry the following that supports the 1896 United States 5 Cent. 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.
1896 United States 5 Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
E PLURIBUS UNUM
motto above shield, crossed liberty caps on poles behid it, LIBERTY on scroll before it, stars at sides, date below
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 5 CENTS
value within wreath
Measured 1896 United States 5 Cent specimens
2 physically measured 1896 United States 5 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 5.01 g, 21 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 United States 5 Cent #1 | 5.11 g | 21 mm | 6 h | Judd.1770, Adams.Woodin.1735, Pollock.1987 |
| 1896 United States 5 Cent #2 | 5.01 g | 21 mm | 6 h | Judd.1771, Adams.Woodin.1735, Pollock.1986 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.