1803 Draped Bust Dollar - Small 3
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Value Estimates
Values as of May 2026 — estimates reflect typical grades (G-4 through MS-63). Coins in lower or exceptional grades may fall outside this range.
Auction Record
$117,500 MS63+ 11-15-2013 Heritage Auctions
Description
The 1803 Draped Bust Dollar - Small 3, struck at the Philadelphia Mint, is part of the Draped Bust Dollars 1795-1804 collection. With a mintage of 85,634, this is a scarce issue — the higher-mintage of the two mint variants, representing 100% of production. The obverse features Liberty facing right with draped bust and ribbon-bound hair, designed after a Gilbert Stuart portrait and the reverse displays a small, naturalistic eagle perched on a palm branch within a wreath (1795-1798) or a heraldic eagle with shield on breast, olive branch and arrows in talons, with a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM (1798-1804). Small 3 and Large 3 date varieties exist. One of the final regular-issue Draped Bust dollars. Coined at the Philadelphia facility, the nation's original mint that has operated continuously since its 1792 founding. Estimated market value ranges from $839 to $937K depending on grade and condition. Struck in 90% silver, 10% copper, weighing 27 grams, 40 mm in diameter, with a lettered: hundred cents one dollar or unit edge. Cataloged as PCGS #6900.
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