1939 United States Coin Value
Expect a 1939 United States Coin to trade between about its melt value and well into four figures, driven almost entirely by grade. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.
1939 United States Coin 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 1939 United States Coin value
Pricing for the 1939 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.
1939 United States Coin specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1939
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
The missing mint mark, explained
The 1939 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 1939, that is exactly as it should be.
What makes the 1939 United States Coin valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1939 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.
Documented examples of the 1939 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.
1939 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 1939 United States Coin specimens
4 physically measured 1939 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.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
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| 1939 United States Coin #1 | - | - | - | - |
| 1939 United States Coin #2 | - | - | - | - |
| 1939 United States Coin #3 | - | - | - | - |
| 1939 United States Coin #4 | - | - | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.