1928 United States Cent Value
Depending on how well it survived, a 1928 United States Cent brings anywhere from its melt value to well into four figures. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1928 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.
Current 1928 United States Cent value
The market for the 1928 United States Cent is driven by condition above all.
1928 United States Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1928
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Bronze
Reading a coin with no mint mark
The 1928 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 1928, that is exactly as it should be.
Why the 1928 United States Cent is worth money
There is history in a 1928 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 1928 United States Cent, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
1928 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 1928 United States Cent specimens
4 physically measured 1928 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 United States Cent #1 | - | - | - | Breen.2111 |
| 1928 United States Cent #2 | - | - | - | Breen.2111 |
| 1928 United States Cent #3 | - | - | - | Breen.2114 |
| 1928 United States Cent #4 | - | - | - | Breen.2112 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.