1943 United States Coin Value

A 1943 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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Illustrative rendering. Photographs of this date are being added.

1943 United States Coin value by grade

1943 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.

How much is a 1943 United States Coin worth today?

Pricing for the 1943 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.

1943 United States Coin specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1943
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Silver
Diameter
28 mm

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1943 United States Coin was struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which used no mint mark in this era. If you find no letter where branch-mint coins carry one (check the usual position for this series), you are holding a Philadelphia issue.

What makes the 1943 United States Coin valuable

Few series carry the following that supports the 1943 United States Coin. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. A coin that thousands of collectors are actively assembling into sets never lacks for a market.

Documented examples of the 1943 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.

1943 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 1943 United States Coin specimens

4 physically measured 1943 United States Coin examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, 28 mm minting standard.

Measured 1943 United States Coin specimens
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Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.