1804 SILVER DOLLAR
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In 1804 the United States Mint produced 19,750 silver dollars which normally would not make an 1804 silver dollar that special, except for the fact that the United States Mint used the dies from the 1803 silver dollar and thus all 1804 silver dollars were dated 1803 and not a single one dated 1804 existed.....until.....

In 1834 the U.S. Department of State ordered sets of coins to be minted to present as gifts to Asian rulers in exchange for trade advantages.

The United States Mint obliged and one coin to be included in the set was a silver dollar and since the last silver dollar minted was dated 1803 they decided to give this one an 1804 date.

The first of the 1804 silver dollars were given to the King of Siam and the Sultan of Muscat, originally eight were minted and these eight are known as the Class I type.

Between 1858 and 1860 Theodore Eckfeldt, a United States Mint employee, illegal minted himself a few extra 1804 silver dollars which he sold off, these are known as the Class II and Class III types.

The Class II type, of which there is only one known specimen has plain edges while the Class I and Class III types have lettered edges.

The Class III type, of which 6 exist, can be distinguished from the Class I type by a pit on the reverse.

If you're looking to add one to your collection we wish you luck, the last one that sold went for over $4,000,000.00 USD.

The 1804 Silver Dollar

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