1796 Draped Bust Dollar - Small Date, Large Letters
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Values as of May 2026, from published price guides and, in some cases, recorded auction sales. For most coins the range runs from a well-worn example (around G-4) to an uncirculated one, but individual coins can sell for more or less depending on grade, eye appeal and demand. Compare recent sales of similar coins for a closer estimate.
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $352,500
- Sold
- Grade
- MS63+
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions
Description
Part of the Draped Bust Dollars 1795-1804 series, the 1796 Draped Bust Dollar - Small Date, Large Letters is a dollar from the Philadelphia Mint. The Mint's 72,920 is the whole 1796 dollar issue, all varieties together; the Small Date, Large Letters coins are an unrecorded part of it. The obverse features Liberty facing right with draped bust and ribbon-bound hair, a portrait traditionally credited to Gilbert Stuart, and the reverse displays a small eagle standing on a cloud, inside an open wreath. Small Date and Large Date varieties exist. The small eagle reverse continued. Struck in 89.2% silver, 10.8% copper, weighing 26.96 grams, 40 mm in diameter, with a lettered: hundred cents one dollar or unit edge. Cataloged as PCGS #6860.
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