Buy & Sell This Coin. LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 1794 silver dollar believed to be among the first ever minted in the U.S., and the most valuable, went unsold during a public auction in Las Vegas. Toll Free in the U.S. 1-866-284-4125 +1 339-222-5134. Get a price in less than 24 hours. All 90% USA Silver. A rare 1794 U.S. silver dollar, believed to be the first ever silver dollar minted by a newborn United States, is going up for sale by a Middletown coin dealer. View cart for details. Save 1794 silver dollar to get e-mail alerts and updates on your eBay Feed. "This coin is the Holy Grail of all dollars," said Laura Sperber, president of Legend Numismatics in Middletown's Lincroft section. Silver Dollars (1794-1978) View All Products. Somebody is still making money on Wall Street and he used “in the area of $1.5 million” of it to buy an MS-63+ 1794 silver dollar. Ron Guth: . The United States silver dollar denomination was authorized by the Mint Act of April 2, 1792, but not produced until the fall of 1794. In the year 1794, the United States Mint in Philadelphia produced three different denominations in silver, the half dime, half dollar, and silver dollar. Customs services and international tracking provided, - 1810 50C Capped Bust Silver Half Dollar, Leave feedback about your eBay search experience - opens in new window or tab. — A rare 1794 U.S. silver dollar, believed to be the first ever silver dollar minted by a newborn United States, is going up for sale by a New Jersey coin dealer. "It is believed to the very first one struck," Sperber said. Of the 1,758 coins minted in 1794, only a fraction remain. The Mint Act of April 2, 1792 specified the silver dollar and gold eagle as the monetary units of the United States. Need a price instantly? Bruce Morelan, a Las Vegas collector, purchased the coin, nicknamed the "Flowing Hair Silver Dollar," in 2013 for $10 million, the most ever paid for a rare coin. Silver coinage started in 1794 with two denominations the dollar and half dollar; both were identical in design (half dimes of this date were coined the following year). Contact us now. The 1794 dollar is extremely rare and is one of the great classic coins in American numismatics. It is "extremely significant.". We can give you the price over the phone, help you with the purchase process, and answer any questions. Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. The Lady Liberty Flowing Hair and Draped Bust are the two versions of this dollar. We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with Fast & Free shipping on many items! "Now that my early American dollars collection is complete and nothing else can be added, I’ve decided it’s time for other collectors to enjoy these magnificent coins.”. 1794 dollar sells. Copyright © 1995-2021 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. The sale, by Legend Auctions, will be Oct. 8 at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas and online. A rare 1794 U.S. silver dollar, said to be among the first ever minted, is on display, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in Las Vegas. It includes one of the eight known 1804 dollars specially struck as diplomatic gifts in the mid-1830s. ASBURY PARK, N.J. – A rare 1794 U.S. silver dollar, believed to be the first silver dollar minted by a newborn United States, is going up for sale by a New Jersey coin dealer. {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}, Older Group. Another 1794 silver dollar, graded 35 of 70, sold in January for $288,000, and one graded at 12 sold last year for $99,000, he said. "This historic coin is a national numismatic treasure that symbolized the young USA’s financial independence," said Matthew Bell, chief executive officer of Legend Auctions, in a statement. The 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar was the first U.S. silver dollar. | Browse our daily deals for even more savings! Flowing Hair Dollar (1794-1795) - Coins for sale on Collectors Corner, The Collectibles Marketplace, where you can buy safely from the world's top Coins dealers. is for sale! It was presented to then-Secretary of State Edmund Jennings Randolph, who referred to it with a letter to President George Washington. According to a press release on the PCGS website dated May 21, 2010, the Neil-Carter 1794 Specimen Silver Dollar was sold by Rare Coin Wholesalers (in a sale brokered by Greg Roberts of Spectrum Group International) for $7,850,000, a record price. The Flowing Hair Dollar represents the very first silver dollar and the largest silver denomination minted in the United States. A rare 1794 silver dollar believed to be one of the first — if not the first — to be struck by the US Mint is going up for sale. ", first silver dollar minted by a newborn United States, Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters part of latest COVID-19 shortage, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. NEW YORK, Jan 24 (Reuters) - A 1794 silver dollar, which many experts believe was the first such coin struck by the U.S. Mint, sold for a record $10 million at auction on Thursday. A fine specimen of this coin sold at auction for ten million dollars in 2013 making this the most valuable coin ever sold. A rare 1794 silver dollar believed to be one of the first -- if not the first -- to be struck by the US Mint is going up for sale. Something went wrong. + Update your shipping location 7 S 0 P O N S O A R P A 7 E E D-1-1 U J-1 0 F J-1-1. ASBURY PARK, N.J. – A rare 1794 U.S. silver dollar, believed to be the first silver dollar minted by a newborn United States, is going up for sale by a New Jersey coin dealer. Get the best deals for 1794 silver dollar at eBay.com. National coin shortage: Pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters part of latest COVID-19 shortage. Scale with 70 being perfect and who handled it, '' Sperber said who was there and handled... 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