Lot 2185
1803 $10 Capped Bust. . BD-3, Breen-6844. NGC graded AU-58. Well struck on a problem free planchet. Pleasing golden toning adds to its appeal. There are four varieties of 1803, the first four found with small reverse stars and the last two with large stars. All known varieties use this single, hardy obvers die to strike the mintage of 15,017 pieces. Desirable in all grades. As a date, 1803 is available, although only one variety is readily found (BD-3), while the other varieties of this year are very scarce to quite rare.
On this variety (used also with 1801 BD-2), the eagle's upper beak just about touches the star right below its point; right foot of E over cloud space. According to Dannreuther, BS-3 is the most available Small Reverse Stars variety for 1803.
Estimated Value $17,000 - 19,000.
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| Realized $20,700 |
