1935 United States Cent Value

Today a 1935 United States Cent 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.

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1935 United States Cent value by grade

1935 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.

What is the 1935 United States Cent selling for today?

The market for the 1935 United States Cent is driven by condition above all.

1935 United States Cent specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1935
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Bronze

Why this coin has no mint mark

Look for a letter and you will not find one. The 1935 United States Cent is a Philadelphia product, and the main mint did not sign its work at this time.

What makes the 1935 United States Cent valuable

The 1935 United States Cent lacks precise production records, so its value rests on demonstrated rarity: how often examples surface at auction and how they compare to documented specimens.

Context adds the final layer to the 1935 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.

1935 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 1935 United States Cent specimens

3 physically measured 1935 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 1935 United States Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1935 United States Cent #1---Breen.2131
1935 United States Cent #2---Breen.2133
1935 United States Cent #3---Breen.2132

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