1902 United States Cent Value
Today a 1902 United States Cent typically sells for its melt value to well into four figures, with condition doing most of the work. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
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1902 United States 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 1902 United States Cent worth today?
The market for the 1902 United States Cent is driven by condition above all.
1902 United States Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1902
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Bronze
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1902 United States 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.
Why the 1902 United States Cent is worth money
For the 1902 United States Cent, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
Context adds the final layer to the 1902 United States Cent. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Owning this date means owning a piece of that story, and demand for the series as a whole sustains liquidity for every issue in it.
1902 United States Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1902
Liberty head, Indian headdress
Reverse
ONE CENT
wreath, shield
Measured 1902 United States Cent specimens
3 physically measured 1902 United States Cent examples 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 United States Cent #1 | - | - | - | Breen.2038 |
| 1902 United States Cent #2 | - | - | - | Breen.2038 |
| 1902 United States Cent #3 | - | - | - | Breen.2038 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.