1803 United States 10 Dollar Value
A 1803 United States 10 Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Where your coin lands depends on wear, strike and surface quality.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1803 United States 10 Dollar value by grade
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Estimated retail range. Estimates are modeled from mintage rarity and metal content, not auction records. Actual sale prices vary with certification, eye appeal and market timing.
What is the 1803 United States 10 Dollar selling for today?
The market for the 1803 United States 10 Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1803 United States 10 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1803
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Gold
- Weight
- 17.383 g
- Diameter
- 32 mm
Reading a coin with no mint mark
The 1803 United States 10 Dollar comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1803, that is exactly as it should be.
What makes the 1803 United States 10 Dollar valuable
There is history in a 1803 United States Coinage as well. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.
The 1803 United States 10 Dollar lacks precise production records, so its value rests on demonstrated rarity: how often examples surface at auction and how they compare to documented specimens.
1803 United States 10 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
************* LIBERTY 1803
caped bust r.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
eagle facing head l., E.PLUBIEUS UNUM on scroll held in mouth, stars & Clouds
Measured 1803 United States 10 Dollar specimens
2 physically measured 1803 United States 10 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 17.383 g, 32 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1803 United States 10 Dollar #1 | 17.383 g | 32 mm | - | Friedberg.USA.153, Breen.6846 |
| 1803 United States 10 Dollar #2 | - | - | - | Friedberg.USA.153, Breen.6844 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.