Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him) asked Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): O Abu Hamzah! Is the hand to be cut off for a theft of less than a dinar? He said that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) cut off the hand for something that I would not be pleased to have for three dirhams.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السرقة / 17180