1909 United States Dollar Value
The 1909 United States Dollar carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1909 United States Dollar value by grade
| Grade | Estimated 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 1909 United States Dollar worth today?
Pricing for the 1909 United States Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.
1909 United States Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1909
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Gold
Why there is no letter on this coin
No mint mark is the mark here: the 1909 United States Dollar comes from the main Philadelphia Mint, which left its coins unlettered in this era. The position where branch mints placed their letter (varies by series) is simply blank.
What makes the 1909 United States Dollar valuable
There is history in a 1909 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.
For the 1909 United States Dollar, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
1909 United States Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
prospector stg. with pick
Reverse
shield within wreath
Measured 1909 United States Dollar specimens
2 physically measured 1909 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.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 United States Dollar #1 | - | - | - | - |
| 1909 United States Dollar #2 | - | - | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.