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All silver dollars dated between 1800 and 1803 were subject to alteration to 1804 dollars, but 1801 was the date most commonly used for that purpose. [79] [80] In addition to altered dates, electrotypes of the 1804 dollar were created, both for the purposes of study and fraud.
The Draped Bust dollar is a United States dollar coin minted from 1795 to 1803, and was reproduced, dated 1804, into the 1850s. The design succeeded the Flowing Hair dollar , which began mintage in 1794 and was the first silver dollar struck by the United States Mint .
The value of silver dollars can vary greatly, whether it’s the 1964 Kennedy half dollar or the 1922 silver dollar coin. And some rare specimens fetch astounding amounts at auctions.
1804 Bust Dollar - Class I PR-65 United States Stickney, Eliasberg Stack's Bowers [21] December 17, 2020 $3,360,000 1795 Eagle, 9 Leaves MS-63+ United States Pogue Heritage Auctions [22] January 13, 2022 $3,290,000 1804 Bust Dollar - Class I PR-65 United States Dexter Sotheby's/Stack's Bowers [23] March 2017 $3,290,000 1913 1913 Liberty Head nickel
An 1804 U.S. silver dollar sold for $3.3 million in one of a series of auctions.
The 1804 silver dollar. The 1804 dollar is one of the rarest and most famous coins in the world. [14] Its creation was the result of a simple bookkeeping error, but its status as a highly prized rarity has been established for nearly a century and a half. The silver dollars reported by the mint as being struck in 1804 were dated 1803.
The silver-colored Susan B. Anthony dollar was replaced with gold-colored Sacagawea dollar in 2000 and Presidential Dollars 2007-2016; though the composition changed, the coin's size and weight remain the same. Some variances in coin size and weight occurred over time, especially as the value of silver varied.
The Flowing Hair Dollar sold for $10 million at auction in 2013 to set a new world record for the highest price ever paid for a rare coin, CNN reported. That record was eclipsed in 2021 when a ...