1968 United States Coin Value

The 1968 United States Coin carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

1968COINCOIN
Illustrative rendering. Photographs of this date are being added.

1968 United States Coin value by grade

1968 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.

Today's value of the 1968 United States Coin

Pricing for the 1968 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.

1968 United States Coin specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1968
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded

The missing mint mark, explained

The 1968 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 1968, that is exactly as it should be.

Why the 1968 United States Coin is worth money

Documented examples of the 1968 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.

Context adds the final layer to the 1968 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.

1968 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 1968 United States Coin specimens

1 physically measured 1968 United States Coin example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1968 United States Coin specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1968 United States Coin #1---Breen.3767

Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.