1904 United States Dollar Value

A 1904 United States Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.

Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.

1904 United States Dollar value by grade

1904 United States Dollar 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 1904 United States Dollar worth today?

The market for the 1904 United States Dollar is driven by condition above all.

1904 United States Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1904
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Gold

No mint mark? Here is why

The 1904 United States 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.

What makes the 1904 United States Dollar valuable

Without a firm mintage figure, the 1904 United States Dollar trades on what actually turns up. Documented museum specimens give collectors a benchmark for authenticity and typical preservation.

Context adds the final layer to the 1904 United States Dollar. 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.

1904 United States Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ONE DOLLAR

bust of Lewis l.

Reverse

LEWIS - CLARK EXPOSITION PORTLAND ORE. \ (DATE)

bust of Clark l.

Measured 1904 United States Dollar specimens

2 physically measured 1904 United States Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1904 United States Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1904 United States Dollar #1---Breen.7428, Friedberg.USA.100
1904 United States Dollar #2---Breen.7428, Friedberg.USA.100

Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.