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The Continental Currency dollar coin (also known as Continental dollar coin, Fugio dollar, or Franklin dollar) was the first pattern coin struck for the United States. [1] [2] The coins, which were designed by Benjamin Franklin, were minted in 1776 and examples were made on pewter, brass, and silver planchets. [3]
The mint produced two different three-cent coins for circulation: the three-cent silver and the three-cent nickel. Additionally, a three-cent bronze coin was made as a pattern in 1863. During the period from 1865 to 1873, both coins were minted, albeit in very small quantities for the silver three-cent piece.
100 ducat of Sigismund III Vasa Poland–Lithuania: Kroisos Classical Numismatic Group [42] January 2018 $2,160,000 1796 Quarter Eagle, No Stars MS-62+ United States Simpson, Bass, Dannreuther Heritage Auctions January 2022 $2,160,000 1927-D Saint-Gaudens double eagle United States Dr. Steven Duckor Heritage Auctions [43] January 2020 $2,160,000
One dollar will be worth a lot more than that — as a rare 1776 continental dollar coin is set to go to auction next month. ... a pewter continental dollar was auctioned for the record price of ...
An 1874 CC Liberty Seated Dime in average condition is usually worth about $3,192, while one in mint shape could be valued at around $115,000, according to CoinTrackers.com. 25. 1931 D St. Gaudens ...
The Greatest 100 U.S. Coins selected the 1804 silver dollar as the number one coin. It bears a heraldic eagle on the reverse and the price is prohibitive. Eight were minted in 1834 (Class I) and the rest minted about 1858 (Class II) [5] The 1802 half dime ranks number 61. Only 3,000 were minted and the vast majority of these were either lost ...
Regardless of when struck, each coin bears the double date 1776–1976 on the normal obverses for the Washington quarter, Kennedy half dollar and Eisenhower dollar. No coins dated 1975 of any of the three denominations were minted. Given past abuses in the system, the Mint advocated against the issuance of commemorative coins starting in the 1950s.
On History Channel's hit show "Pawn Stars," a man came in to sell a 1907 Saint-Gaudens double eagle $20 gold coin. The coins are extremely rare, and some of them have sold for more than $1 million ...