1911 United States Cent Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1911 United States Cent brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
1911 United States Cent value by grade
| Grade | Estimated value |
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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 1911 United States Cent worth right now?
The market for the 1911 United States Cent is driven by condition above all.
1911 United States Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1911
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Bronze
No mint mark? Here is why
The 1911 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.
What makes the 1911 United States Cent valuable
There is history in a 1911 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 1911 United States Cent, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
1911 United States Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY / (date)
Lincoln bust r., motto top, date l.
Reverse
E PLURIBUS UNUM / ONE CENT / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
two wheat stalks
Measured 1911 United States Cent specimens
3 physically measured 1911 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 United States Cent #1 | - | - | - | Breen.2062 |
| 1911 United States Cent #2 | - | - | - | Breen.2063 |
| 1911 United States Cent #3 | - | - | - | Breen.2064 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.