1803 United States 5 Dollar Value
A 1803 United States 5 Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
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1803 United States 5 Dollar value by grade
| Grade | Estimated value |
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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.
Today's value of the 1803 United States 5 Dollar
The market for the 1803 United States 5 Dollar is driven by condition above all.
1803 United States 5 Dollar specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1803
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Gold
- Weight
- 8.713 g
- Diameter
- 25 mm
Reading a coin with no mint mark
The 1803 United States 5 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 5 Dollar valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1803 United States 5 Dollar. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Owning this date means owning a piece of that story, and demand for the series as a whole sustains liquidity for every issue in it.
For the 1803 United States 5 Dollar, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
1803 United States 5 Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
******** LIBERTY ***** (date)
turbaned bust r.
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
heraldic eagle, head l.
Measured 1803 United States 5 Dollar specimens
6 physically measured 1803 United States 5 Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 8.713 g, 25 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1803 United States 5 Dollar #1 | 8.747 g | 25 mm | - | Friedberg.USA.131, Breen.6441 |
| 1803 United States 5 Dollar #2 | 8.739 g | 25 mm | - | Friedberg.USA.131, Breen.6441 |
| 1803 United States 5 Dollar #3 | 8.713 g | 25 mm | - | Friedberg.USA.131, Breen.6441 |
| 1803 United States 5 Dollar #4 | 8.759 g | 25 mm | - | Friedberg.USA.131, Breen.6441 |
| 1803 United States 5 Dollar #5 | 5.038 g | 25 mm | 12 h | Friedberg.USA.131 (fake), Pollock.8020, Breen.6441 (fake) |
| 1803 United States 5 Dollar #6 | 5.529 g | 24.7 mm | - | Judd.1803c |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.