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.

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1803 United States 10 Dollar value by grade

1803 United States 10 Dollar value by grade
GradeEstimated value

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.

Measured 1803 United States 10 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1803 United States 10 Dollar #117.383 g32 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.