1803 BB-303 Proof Restrike Draped Bust Silver Dollar

Value of 1803 “Proof Restrike” Draped Bust Silver Dollar

History: First struck at the Mint in the mid-1870s from an obverse die made before autumn 1834 and from a reverse made in the early 1830s. Intended for sale to numismatists. Struck in the same time period, but after the 1802 novodels and before the 1801 novodels. The mintage was probably no more than eight, of which four or five can be traced today. Only a few cabinets have ever included one.
Obverse: Thick 3. Stars on left are much better aligned than on the obverse of the 1802 novodel. On the 1802, the spacing is fairly good, but stars 3 and 4 are wider apart than are any others. Star 1 is closer to the second curl than star 7 is to L. On the right, the stars are well spaced and aligned. Highest curl on top of head about centered under upright of E, and next top curl centered under R. A small raised line is present just above the obverse center dot; heavy rust marks around star four and light rust marks at the 18 in the date. The die was made by using original number punches from the early nineteenth century. Raised border with denticles made up of truncated beads. The top left curl tip is intact on the 1803 novodels, whereas on the 1801 and 1804 issues it is missing. Thus, the 1802 and 1803 dies were made before the others.
Reverse: This reverse die is the same die that was used on the 1801 Proof Restrike.
Total Estimated Population: 4

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