1912 United States Coin Value

Depending on how well it survived, a 1912 United States Coin brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.

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

1912 United States Coin value by grade

1912 United States Coin 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.

What is a 1912 United States Coin worth right now?

The market for the 1912 United States Coin is driven by condition above all.

1912 United States Coin specifications

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

No mint mark? Here is why

The 1912 United States Coin comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1912, that is exactly as it should be.

What makes the 1912 United States Coin valuable

Documented examples of the 1912 United States Coin in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.

There is history in a 1912 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.

1912 United States Coin inscriptions & design

Obverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (date)

Liberty head r.

Reverse

ONE / DIME

value within wreath

Measured 1912 United States Coin specimens

4 physically measured 1912 United States Coin examples 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 Coin specimens
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Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.