1949 United States 5 Cent Value
In the current market, a 1949 United States 5 Cent changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1949 United States 5 Cent 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.
What is a 1949 United States 5 Cent worth right now?
Pricing for the 1949 United States 5 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1949 United States 5 Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1949
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Cupronickel
Reading a coin with no mint mark
No mint mark is the mark here: the 1949 United States 5 Cent comes from the main Philadelphia Mint, which left its coins unlettered in this era. The position where branch mints placed their letter (varies by series) is simply blank.
Why the 1949 United States 5 Cent is worth money
For the 1949 United States 5 Cent, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
Context adds the final layer to the 1949 United States 5 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.
1949 United States 5 Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY ★ (date)
Jefferson bust left
Reverse
E PLURIBUS UNUM / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / MONTICELLO / FIVE CENTS
Monticello building
Measured 1949 United States 5 Cent specimens
3 physically measured 1949 United States 5 Cent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 United States 5 Cent #1 | - | - | - | - |
| 1949 United States 5 Cent #2 | - | - | - | - |
| 1949 United States 5 Cent #3 | - | - | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.