1988 United States 5 Cent Value
A 1988 United States 5 Cent is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
1988 United States 5 Cent value by grade
| Grade | Estimated 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.
Current 1988 United States 5 Cent value
The market for the 1988 United States 5 Cent is driven by condition above all.
1988 United States 5 Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1988
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Cupronickel
- Weight
- 5.089 g
- Diameter
- 21 mm
Why there is no letter on this coin
The 1988 United States 5 Cent comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1988, that is exactly as it should be.
What makes the 1988 United States 5 Cent valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1988 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.
Documented examples of the 1988 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.
1988 United States 5 Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY ★ (date) / FS [initials]
Jefferson bust left
Reverse
E PLURIBUS UNUM / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / MONTICELLO / FIVE CENTS
Monticello building
Measured 1988 United States 5 Cent specimens
2 physically measured 1988 United States 5 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 5.089 g, 21 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 United States 5 Cent #1 | 5.089 g | 21 mm | - | - |
| 1988 United States 5 Cent #2 | - | 21 mm | - | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.