1803 $10 Small Reverse Stars, BD-3, R.4, AU53 NGC....

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1803 Ten Dollar, AU53
BD-3, Small Reverse Stars

1803 $10 Small Reverse Stars, BD-3, R.4, AU53 NGC. Bass-Dannreuther Die State b/c. The 15,017-piece mintage required six varieties including four Small Reverse Stars and two Large Reverse Stars die pairs. BD-3 is is the most readily available of all four 1803 Small Reverse Stars die marriages, with an estimated 150 to 200 known survivors. Date collectors seek out the BD-3 variety when a single example of the date is desired. The BD-5 Large Reverse Stars variety is sought by collectors who want both types. This medium-gold BD-3 is sharply struck and lightly abraded, with a trio of minor obverse marks -- one on the cheek, and a pair of short pinscratches in the lower-right field. Considerable frosty mint luster survives on each side.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2629, Variety PCGS# 45737, Base PCGS# 8565, Greysheet# 198088)

Weight: 17.50 grams

Metal: 91.67% Gold, 8.33% Copper

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