1801 Draped Bust Dollar
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Value Estimates
Values as of May 2026 — estimates reflect typical grades (G-4 through MS-63). Coins in lower or exceptional grades may fall outside this range.
Auction Record
$329,000 MS65+ 11-15-2013 Heritage Auctions
Description
Produced at the Philadelphia Mint, the 1801 Draped Bust Dollar is part of the Draped Bust Dollars 1795-1804 series. With a mintage of 54,454, this is a scarce issue — the higher-mintage of the two mint variants, representing 100% of production. The obverse features Liberty facing right with draped bust and ribbon-bound hair, designed after a Gilbert Stuart portrait and the reverse displays a small, naturalistic eagle perched on a palm branch within a wreath (1795-1798) or a heraldic eagle with shield on breast, olive branch and arrows in talons, with a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM (1798-1804). Low mintage. Draped Bust dollars of this era were used extensively in export trade. Philadelphia's mint — the nation's first — has produced coins without interruption since its founding in 1792. Estimated market value ranges from $1.3K to $36K depending on grade and condition. Struck in 90% silver, 10% copper, weighing 27 grams, 40 mm in diameter, with a lettered: hundred cents one dollar or unit edge. Cataloged as PCGS #6893.
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