1803 Draped Bust Silver Dollar. BB-255, B-6. Rarity-2. Large 3. AU-58 (PCGS).A deeply and attractively toned example with a patina of peach and bronze hues that erupt with turquoise, gold and violet iridescence at a tilt. The devices are uniformly sharp and suspended in smooth, nearly prooflike fields. Attractive and free from notable abrasions. Struck from an intermediate die state (BB II) with the reverse rotated about 20 degrees counterclockwise.<p>1803 is the final year that these large Draped Bust dollars were produced. Although a trickle of dollars continued to emerge from the Mint in 1804 and 1805, these were all believed to be dated 1803. On the Large 3 obverse used for the BB-255 variety, offered here, the 3 is repunched low and this is diagnostic to identify the die.
