1804 Trade Dollars

Ok, who is going to tell him?


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If you have the hard-bound 2007 Red Book, the 1804 dollar (not Trade dollar) is on page 204.

You either have 2 of 15 known...or not.

but if you happen to look at the pictures this coin is not a Trade dollar

I didn't take the time to look at the photos as the description says " Trade dollars" and I was already certain they were not original 1804 silver dollars.

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Originally posted by JeffMo

but the site that I spend most of my time on says that an 1804 would be a Seated Liberty Silver Dollar like the one below.

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Not so. The pictures ironeagle provided are of the correct style. The mistake he made was calling it a Trade dollar.

And JeffMo: I hope you are trying to be a legitimate member of our community and not a shill for your coin site. This song is getting OLD.

Might I say this was a very interesting and informative post for someone new to the hobbie like me. Thanks

JeffMo Regarding the "type" dollar that would be the correct for 1804, I would like to add the following comments.

First, the mint did produce dollar coins in 1804 in fairly large numbers but they were all made with dies dated 1803. In those days, the mint tended to use old dies until they were worn out.

Second, the 15 or so real 1804 dollars were made in the 1830s at at least two different times.

Third in about 1836 the Gobretch Dollar design using a Seated Liberty Figure with a Flying Eagle was produced.

Fourth, the Seated Liberty dollar in your picture is the type introduced in 1840.

So what is the correct dollar coin for 1804? My answer is NONE. There never was an official issue authorized and minted which was dated 1804. The 15 "real" coins which sell for OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS each are technically mint made FORGERIES.