1899 United States Coin Value

Depending on how well it survived, a 1899 United States Coin 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.

1899 United States Coin value by grade

1899 United States Coin value by grade
GradeEstimated 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 1899 United States Coin worth today?

Pricing for the 1899 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.

1899 United States Coin specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1899
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver

No mint mark? Here is why

The 1899 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.

Where this coin's value comes from

There is history in a 1899 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.

Documented examples of the 1899 United States Coin in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.

1899 United States Coin inscriptions & design

Obverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (date)

Liberty head r.

Reverse

ONE / DIME

value within wreath

Measured 1899 United States Coin specimens

4 physically measured 1899 United States Coin examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1899 United States Coin specimens
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Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.