1936 United States Coin Value

A 1936 United States Coin is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.

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1936 United States Coin value by grade

1936 United States Coin 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 1936 United States Coin

The market for the 1936 United States Coin is driven by condition above all.

1936 United States Coin specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1936
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver

Why there is no letter on this coin

Look for a letter and you will not find one. The 1936 United States Coin is a Philadelphia product, and the main mint did not sign its work at this time.

What makes the 1936 United States Coin valuable

Official mintage figures for the 1936 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.

Context adds the final layer to the 1936 United States Coin. 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.

1936 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 1936 United States Coin specimens

4 physically measured 1936 United States Coin examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1936 United States Coin specimens
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Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.