1947 United States Coin Value
A 1947 United States Coin is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
1947 United States Coin value by grade
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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.
How much is a 1947 United States Coin worth today?
The market for the 1947 United States Coin is driven by condition above all.
1947 United States Coin specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1947
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
The missing mint mark, explained
The 1947 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 1947 United States Coin valuable
For the 1947 United States Coin, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
There is history in a 1947 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.
1947 United States Coin inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY / IN GOD / WE TRUST / (date) / JS (initials)
Roosevelt bust left
Reverse
• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA • / ONE DIME / E PLURIBUS UNUM
Torch flanked by laurel branch (left) and oak branch (right)
Measured 1947 United States Coin specimens
3 physically measured 1947 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 United States Coin #1 | - | - | - | Breen.3701 |
| 1947 United States Coin #2 | - | - | - | Breen.3703 |
| 1947 United States Coin #3 | - | - | - | Breen.3706 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.