Lot 3426
1803 $10 Capped Bust. Extra star BD-5, Rarity 4+. NGC graded AU-55. We note some minor marks about the rims at 10:00 o'clock. We recommend viewing this coin before bidding. Rose color toning rests about the devices. Definitely attractive all the same with sharp interior design details, slightly stronger than average along the borders where the stars are well formed. Of course, any other AU-55 coin in existence would by definition have a few surface marks, so mentioning them may be a waste of space. Pop 6; 36 finer.
The Philadelphia Mint struck an estimated 15,017 1803 capped bust eagles from a single obverse die and several different reverse dies. The reverses are known with Small Stars and Large Stars. This one variety for the Large Stars has faint traces of a fourteenth star punched into a cloud!
Estimated Value $13,000 - 14,000.
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