1903 United States Dollar Value

A 1903 United States Dollar is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

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1903 United States Dollar value by grade

1903 United States 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 a 1903 United States Dollar worth right now?

Pricing for the 1903 United States Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.

1903 United States Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1903
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Gold
Diameter
12 mm

Why this coin has no mint mark

The 1903 United States Dollar was struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which used no mint mark in this era. If you find no letter where branch-mint coins carry one (check the usual position for this series), you are holding a Philadelphia issue.

Why the 1903 United States Dollar is worth money

Few series carry the following that supports the 1903 United States Dollar. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. A coin that thousands of collectors are actively assembling into sets never lacks for a market.

Documented examples of the 1903 United States Dollar in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.

1903 United States Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

bust of Jefferson l.

Reverse

LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION / ST. LOUIS / ONE DOLLAR / 1803 - 1903

laurel branch

Measured 1903 United States Dollar specimens

5 physically measured 1903 United States Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, 12 mm minting standard.

Measured 1903 United States Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1903 United States Dollar #1---Breen.7424, Friedberg.USA.98
1903 United States Dollar #2-12 mm-Breen.7424, Friedberg.USA.98
1903 United States Dollar #3---Breen.7426, Friedberg.USA.99
1903 United States Dollar #4---Breen.7426, Friedberg.USA.99
1903 United States Dollar #5---Breen.7424, Friedberg.USA.98

Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.