1926 United States Coin Value
A 1926 United States Coin is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1926 United States Coin value by grade
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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.
How much is a 1926 United States Coin worth today?
Pricing for the 1926 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.
1926 United States Coin specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1926
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- White Metal
- Weight
- 1.875 g
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1926 United States Coin 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 collectors pay for in a 1926 United States Coin
Documented examples of the 1926 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.
Few series carry the following that supports the 1926 United States Coin. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. A coin that thousands of collectors are actively assembling into sets never lacks for a market.
1926 United States Coin inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY / IN GOD WE TRUST / (date) / AW (initials)
Winged Liberty, bust left
Reverse
UNITED • STATES • OF • AMERICA / ONE DIME / E • PLURIBUS UNUM
Fasces and olive branch
Measured 1926 United States Coin specimens
8 physically measured 1926 United States Coin examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 1.875 g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 United States Coin #1 | 1.875 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1926 United States Coin #2 | 1.813 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1926 United States Coin #3 | 1.847 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1926 United States Coin #4 | 2.125 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1926 United States Coin #5 | 2.201 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1926 United States Coin #6 | 1.901 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1926 United States Coin #7 | - | - | - | - |
| 1926 United States Coin #8 | - | - | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.