1803 Proof Draped Bust Dollar
Draped Bust Dollar · 1795-1804
- Year / Mint 1803 · Philadelphia (no mint mark)
- Denomination $1
- Designer Robert Scot
- Mintage 420
- Melt Value ~$41.52
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Die Varieties
No die varieties recorded yet for this date.
Specifications
- Series Draped Bust Dollar (1795-1804)
- Denomination $1
- Designer Robert Scot
- Composition 89.24% silver
- Metal content 0.7735 oz fine silver — about $42 at metal (melt) value as of 2026-10-26 metals.dev
- Weight 26.96 g
- Diameter 39.5 mm
- Edge Lettered
- Mintage 420
- Mint mark None (Philadelphia)
History
Proof striking. Proofs were struck for collectors and sold separately from circulating coinage; this is a distinct coin from the 1803 Draped Bust Dollar. Mintage from the source: "They are genuine in having been struck at the Philadelphia Mint, but their weights at or near the 420-grain standard indicate that they were coined on trade dollar planchets.".
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