1925 United States Cent Value

In the current market, a 1925 United States Cent changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

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1925 United States Cent value by grade

1925 United States Cent 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.

Today's value of the 1925 United States Cent

Pricing for the 1925 United States Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

1925 United States Cent specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1925
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Bronze

No mint mark? Here is why

The 1925 United States Cent comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1925, that is exactly as it should be.

What makes the 1925 United States Cent valuable

Context adds the final layer to the 1925 United States Cent. 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.

Official mintage figures for the 1925 United States Cent 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.

1925 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 1925 United States Cent specimens

3 physically measured 1925 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.

Measured 1925 United States Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1925 United States Cent #1---Breen.2102
1925 United States Cent #2---Breen.2104
1925 United States Cent #3---Breen.2103

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