1800 Draped Bust Dollar
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
- $246,750
- Sold
- Grade
- MS65+
- Auction house
- Legend Rare Coin Auctions
Description
A dollar from the Philadelphia Mint, the 1800 Draped Bust Dollar belongs to the Draped Bust Dollars 1795-1804 series. The Mint reported 220,920 dollars for calendar year 1800. 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 heraldic eagle, shield on breast, gripping an olive branch and a bundle of arrows, with the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on a scroll in its beak. The AMERICAI variety comes from a reverse die with a small break after AMERICA that looks like a letter I. Multiple varieties documented. 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 #6887.
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