1955 United States 5 Cent Value
A 1955 United States 5 Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1955 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 1955 United States 5 Cent worth right now?
Pricing for the 1955 United States 5 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1955 United States 5 Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1955
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Cupronickel
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1955 United States 5 Cent 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 1955 United States 5 Cent valuable
Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. For the 1955 United States 5 Cent, the enduring popularity of the series translates directly into buyers in every grade and every market cycle.
Documented examples of the 1955 United States 5 Cent in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
1955 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 1955 United States 5 Cent specimens
3 physically measured 1955 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 |
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| 1955 United States 5 Cent #1 | - | - | - | - |
| 1955 United States 5 Cent #2 | - | - | - | - |
| 1955 United States 5 Cent #3 | - | - | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.