Early Dollars
1803 $1 Small 3, B-3, BB-256, R.5, VF30 NGC. All four confirmed Small 3 1803 die marriages are scarce to rare, with B-3 firmly in the latter category. The variety is surprisingly difficult to locate in grades above VF, and the present piece is as sharply defined as some we have seen certified finer. The lightly abraded fields exhibit powder-blue and peach-gold tints, while the devices are stone-gray. A slightly curved line below Liberty's neck provides an identifier.
From The Palos Verdes Collection.