1929 United States Coin Value
Today a 1929 United States Coin typically sells for its melt value to well into four figures, with condition doing most of the work. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
1929 United States Coin value by grade
| Grade | Estimated 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 1929 United States Coin worth today?
The market for the 1929 United States Coin is driven by condition above all.
1929 United States Coin specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1929
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- White Metal
- Weight
- 1.786 g
Reading a coin with no mint mark
The 1929 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 1929, that is exactly as it should be.
Why the 1929 United States Coin is worth money
Official mintage figures for the 1929 United States Coin 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.
There is history in a 1929 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.
1929 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 1929 United States Coin specimens
7 physically measured 1929 United States Coin examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 1.786 g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 United States Coin #1 | 2.2 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1929 United States Coin #2 | 1.786 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1929 United States Coin #3 | 1.713 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1929 United States Coin #4 | 1.83 g | - | 6 h | - |
| 1929 United States Coin #5 | - | - | - | - |
| 1929 United States Coin #6 | - | - | - | - |
| 1929 United States Coin #7 | - | - | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.