Posted 04/07/2006 10:17 pm
Got this from coinfacts.com about the 1804 dollar:
The 1804 Silver Dollar is one of the rarest and most popular of all American coins, despite the fact that none were made until 1834 and several were even made many years after that! Mint reports from 1804 show a delivery figure of 19,570 Silver Dollars, but numismatists believe these were all leftover coins dated 1803. Certain qualities of the known 1804 Silver Dollars (and other facts concerning their history) indicate that the first 1804 Silver Dollars were struck in or about 1834, when orders came from the State Department for special sets of coins to be struck for diplomatic purposes. Later restrikes were made sometime after 1857
Found this on another website about the 1913 Liberty Head nickel:
A 1913 Liberty Head Nickel last sold at public auction for $1,485,000 in May 1996 at the Eliasberg auction conducted by Bowers and Merena. In 1913, the Liberty Head Nickel was abandoned for the new Indian or Buffalo nickel. Only five clandestine specimens of the famous 1913 Liberty Head Nickels were actually struck. Four of these are accounted for, while one remains missing. This possibly lost in a fatal automobile accident in the 1960's. The American Numismatic Association has posted a $5,000 reward just for proof that this coin is still out there somewhere. The reward remains unclaimed to the best of my knowledge.
The 1804 Silver Dollar is one of the rarest and most popular of all American coins, despite the fact that none were made until 1834 and several were even made many years after that! Mint reports from 1804 show a delivery figure of 19,570 Silver Dollars, but numismatists believe these were all leftover coins dated 1803. Certain qualities of the known 1804 Silver Dollars (and other facts concerning their history) indicate that the first 1804 Silver Dollars were struck in or about 1834, when orders came from the State Department for special sets of coins to be struck for diplomatic purposes. Later restrikes were made sometime after 1857
Found this on another website about the 1913 Liberty Head nickel:
A 1913 Liberty Head Nickel last sold at public auction for $1,485,000 in May 1996 at the Eliasberg auction conducted by Bowers and Merena. In 1913, the Liberty Head Nickel was abandoned for the new Indian or Buffalo nickel. Only five clandestine specimens of the famous 1913 Liberty Head Nickels were actually struck. Four of these are accounted for, while one remains missing. This possibly lost in a fatal automobile accident in the 1960's. The American Numismatic Association has posted a $5,000 reward just for proof that this coin is still out there somewhere. The reward remains unclaimed to the best of my knowledge.
Edited by Bryan1315
04/07/2006 10:23 pm
04/07/2006 10:23 pm
