1912 United States 5 Dollar Value

A 1912 United States 5 Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

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

1912 United States 5 Dollar value by grade

1912 United States 5 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 1912 United States 5 Dollar worth today?

Pricing for the 1912 United States 5 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.

1912 United States 5 Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1912
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Gold

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1912 United States 5 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.

Why the 1912 United States 5 Dollar is worth money

Official mintage figures for the 1912 United States 5 Dollar are not well established. The museum-documented specimens behind our specifications provide the physical reference points for the issue, and the market prices it on observed scarcity.

Context adds the final layer to the 1912 United States 5 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.

1912 United States 5 Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

****** LIBERTY ******* (date)

Indian head l., bonnet

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / FIVE DOLLARS

eagle l., standing on fasces, motto r., E Pluribus Unum l.

Measured 1912 United States 5 Dollar specimens

1 physically measured 1912 United States 5 Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1912 United States 5 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1912 United States 5 Dollar #1---Friedberg.USA.148, Breen.6818

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