1898 United States 5 Cent Value
A 1898 United States 5 Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1898 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 1898 United States 5 Cent worth right now?
Pricing for the 1898 United States 5 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1898 United States 5 Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1898
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Cupronickel
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1898 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
Official mintage figures for the 1898 United States 5 Cent 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.
There is history in a 1898 United States Coinage as well. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.
1898 United States 5 Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
************* (date)
Liberty head l.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / V / CENTS /
V within wreath
Measured 1898 United States 5 Cent specimens
1 physically measured 1898 United States 5 Cent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 United States 5 Cent #1 | - | - | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.