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1804 dollar – "the king of coins"

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Original – There are 15 specimens of the 1804 dollar known to exist (seven of which are in museum collections). Despite the date on the coin, none of them were struck before the 1830s. The Class III example pictured (determined by the lettering used on the coin) is one of only six known, and may have been struck as late as the 1850s. It sold in a 2009 auction for USD $2,300,000.

Reason

High quality image, high EV, very rare. Dubbed “the king of coins” in 1885, the 1804 dollar has reportedly garnered more numismatic attention than any other US coin.

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1804 dollar

FP category for this image

Currency

Creator

United States Mint (coin), Heritage Auctions (image).

• Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 01:19, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
• Support I'm the author of the article in which this image is used, and I can attest to its excellent illustrative quality and aesthetic value.-RHM22 (talk) 01:34, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
• Support — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:21, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
• Support --Jobas (talk) 01:05, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
• Support Hafspajen (talk) 09:33, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
• Support, but couldn't they have cleaned and polished the coin first? (p.s. I'm joking.) Rreagan007 (talk) 19:50, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
• Support – Historical EV. Had heard of the 1804 dollar but didn't know it was struck years after the date it carries. Sca (talk) 22:41, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:1804 Silver Dollar (Class III).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:04, 13 March 2015 (UTC)