1800 Draped Bust Cent
Strike Type
Coin Details
Value Estimates
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
- $70,500
- Sold
- Grade
- MS65
- Auction house
- Stack's Bowers
Description
The 1800 Draped Bust Cent is a cent from the Philadelphia Mint, belonging to the Draped Bust Cents 1796-1807 series. The Mint's figure for 1800 is 2,822,175 cents, a calendar-year delivery total rather than a count of coins dated 1800. The obverse features Liberty facing right with draped bust and ribbon-bound hair, designed after a Gilbert Stuart portrait and the reverse displays a wreath enclosing ONE CENT and fraction 1/100. Multiple die varieties include the 1800/79 and 1800/98 overdates, reflecting the Mint's practice of reusing and altering dies. Struck in copper, weighing 10.89 grams, 28 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #1449.
External References
Error Varieties(7)
1800 Draped Bust Large Cent S-197 Obverse Cud
1800 Draped Bust Large Cent S-202 Retained Obverse Cud
1800 Draped Bust Large Cent S-207 Reverse Cud
1800 Draped Bust Large Cent S-210 Reverse Cud
CU-1C-1800-01R Cud
CU-1C-1800-02 Cud
CU-1C-1800-03 Cud
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