1803 Draped Bust Silver Dollar. BB-255, B-6. Rarity-2. Large 3. AU-55 (PCGS).
An impressive example that really needs to be seen to be fully appreciated. The original mint finish is largely intact and noticeably prooflike with appreciable reflectivity evident in the fields under a light. Otherwise frosty with light, iridescent toning in silver-olive and powder blue drifting over both sides. The strike is well centered and sharp to full throughout the design. Smooth, visually appealing and sure to sell for a strong premium. BB Die State II, with the reverse rotated a few degrees counterclockwise from normal coin alignment. 1803 is the final year that these large Draped Bust dollars were produced. Although a trickle of dollars continued to emerge from the Mint in 1804 and 1805, these were all believed to be dated 1803. On the Large 3 obverse used for the BB-255 variety the 3 is repunched low and this is diagnostic to identify the die. Although this attribution is common enough in an absolute sense (Bowers, 2013, estimates that as many as 2,000 examples are extant), in PCGS AU-55 the offered coin is not too far outside of Condition Census.
PCGS# 6901. NGC ID: 24XD.
From the Legacy Collection. Earlier from Legend Rare Coin Auctions' sale of the Dale Friend Collection, Part I, April 2022 Regency Auction 51, lot 49.

Estimate: $10000