1804 Dollar Sells for $3,538,000 at Heritage FUN Sale; All Sessions Total $63.4 Million
A 1804 Class III Draped Bust Dollar, the Adams-Carter specimen and one of sixteen known examples of the date, sold for $3,538,000 at the Heritage Auctions FUN Signature Sale, CoinWeek reported on January 20, 2026. The combined total for all sessions, including the special sessions and currency, was $63,386,877.
Correction (Oct 13, 2026): We rewrote the headline, summary and body to match the source. We removed unsupported claims about bidders' regions, an EF-and-above price gap, year-on-year average prices, mintage and attrition history, and inflation and investment views and forecasts, and added the main results and the report date from the source. The previous headline was "$3.54M 1804 Draped Bust Dollar Class III: Why Supply-Limited Rare Coins Outpace Inflation."
This article is based on a CoinWeek report published on January 20, 2026.
According to CoinWeek, a 1804 Class III Draped Bust Dollar sold for $3,538,000 at the Heritage Auctions FUN Signature Sale. It is one of sixteen known examples of the date.
The 1804 Dollar: The Adams-Carter Specimen
The coin is the Adams-Carter specimen. It was last offered at auction in 2009, when it sold for $2.3 million.
It is graded PR58 by PCGS and was the top lot from The Presidio Collection. Codes such as PR58 and MS66 in this article are grades assigned by grading services such as PCGS and NGC.
Heritage Executive Vice President Todd Imhof said:
"This result far exceeded expectations."
Combined Total of $63,386,877
When all sessions had closed, the combined total was $63,386,877. That figure includes Ellsworth & Jacobson's Special Collections and the U.S. Currency Signature Auction.
Gold and Other Major Results
Two Coiled Hair $4 Stellas from The Costa Family Collection led the gold:
- 1880 Coiled Hair Stella, NGC PR67 Cameo: $2,074,000 - 1879 Coiled Hair Stella, PCGS PR66 Cameo: $1,464,000, a new auction record
An 1829 Capped Head Left Half Eagle, NGC MS66, brought a record $1,006,500, above the previous high of $763,750.
A 1919-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar in PCGS MS64+ CAC set a new record at $79,300.
Other type coin results:
- 1867 Liberty Double Eagle, NGC PR66 Ultra Cameo: $793,000 - 1854-S Liberty Quarter Eagle, PCGS XF45 CAC: $561,200 - 1803 BD-3 Eagle, PCGS MS64+ CACG: $231,800 - 1864-S Liberty Eagle, NGC AU55: $219,600
Cents and Quarters
A 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent, PCGS MS67 Red, sold for $170,800, above its previous record of $168,000.
An 1835 B-2 Capped Bust Quarter in PCGS MS66 CAC from the Black Cat Collection brought $134,200, a new auction record.
Special Sessions
Results from the FUN Special Sessions included:
- 1797 BD-4 Half Eagle, PCGS AU58+, and 1834 BD-4 Half Eagle, PCGS MS64+ CAC: $268,400 each - 1828 BD-3 Half Eagle, PCGS MS61, one of only two known: $256,200, a new auction record - 1834 Capped Head Left Five Dollar, MS64: $122,000, also a record - 1795 BD-13 Heraldic Eagle Five, PCGS MS62: $207,400, a record for the variety
From Col. Steven Ellsworth's collection of early large cents:
- 1793 S-15 Liberty Cap Cent, PCGS VG8: $134,200 - 1794 S-53 Head of 1794 Cent, PCGS AU50: $109,800
Currency
High-denomination notes led the U.S. Currency Auction:
- 1934 $10,000 Federal Reserve Note (Fr. 2231-A), PMG 63: $317,200 - 1928 $5,000 Federal Reserve Note (Fr. 2220-F): $244,000 - 1934 $10,000 Atlanta Note, Very Fine 30: $183,000
A Wyoming Territory $5 National Note from 1875, PCGS 63PPQ, sold for $164,700, the most valuable Wyoming banknote ever sold.
Next Sales
At the time of the report, the next parts of The Presidio Collection and The Westchester Collection were scheduled for Heritage's CSNS Auctions, April 29 to May 3.
Source: CoinWeek, "$3.5 Million 1804 Dollar Headlines Heritage’s Blockbuster $63.38M FUN Auction" (January 20, 2026).
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