2003 United States Cent Value

A 2003 United States 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.

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Illustrative rendering. Photographs of this date are being added.

2003 United States Cent value by grade

2003 United States Cent 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.

How much is a 2003 United States Cent worth today?

Pricing for the 2003 United States Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.

2003 United States Cent specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
2003
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Weight
2.4943 g

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 2003 United States 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 collectors pay for in a 2003 United States Cent

Documented examples of the 2003 United States 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.

There is history in a 2003 United States Coinage as well. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.

2003 United States Cent inscriptions & design

Obverse

WELCOME TO BALTIMORE / JOHN WILSON / ANA PRESIDENT / THANKS FOR YOIUR SUPPORT / 2001 2003

beaded border / 3 lines of text top round / 1 line of text within ribbon / emblem between dates bottom round

Reverse

obverse of Lincoln cent

Measured 2003 United States Cent specimens

2 physically measured 2003 United States Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 2.4943 g, mm minting standard.

Measured 2003 United States Cent specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
2003 United States Cent #12.5099 g-6 h-
2003 United States Cent #22.4943 g-2 h-

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