1789 United States Cent Token Value

This 1789 token, the United States Cent Token, is documented below from 2 documented examples: its inscriptions, design and physical details. As a collectible token, its worth is driven by survival, condition and demand, not bullion.

Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.

1789 United States Cent Token specifications

Series
United States Tokens
Denomination
United States Cent Token
Year
1789
Material
Copper

1789 United States Cent Token inscriptions & design

Obverse

MOTTS, N.Y. IMPORTERS, DEALERS, MANUFACTURERS, OF GOLD & SILVER WARES.

clock

Reverse

CHRONOMETERS, CLOCKS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVER WARE 1789

eagle with shield

Measured 1789 United States Cent Token specimens

2 physically measured 1789 United States Cent Token examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1789 United States Cent Token specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1789 United States Cent Token #16.72 g26 mm-Breen.1021, Rulau.E.NY.612
1789 United States Cent Token #215.12 g26.5 mm-Rulau.E.NY.612, Breen.1023

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