1973 United States Coin Value

In the current market, a 1973 United States Coin changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.

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Illustrative rendering. Photographs of this date are being added.

1973 United States Coin value by grade

1973 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 1973 United States Coin

Pricing for the 1973 United States Coin depends on grade and current collector demand.

1973 United States Coin specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1973
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded

No mint mark? Here is why

Look for a letter and you will not find one. The 1973 United States Coin is a Philadelphia product, and the main mint did not sign its work at this time.

What makes the 1973 United States Coin valuable

Official mintage figures for the 1973 United States Coin are not well established. The museum-documented specimens behind our specifications provide the physical reference points for the issue, and the market prices it on observed scarcity.

Context adds the final layer to the 1973 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.

1973 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 1973 United States Coin specimens

1 physically measured 1973 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 1973 United States Coin specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1973 United States Coin #1---Breen.3786

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