Peace Silver Dollar
The Peace Silver Dollar was minted in the US from 1921 to 1928 and once again between 1934 and 1935. The Peace Dollar was issued as a circulating coin in spite of the fact that the earlier proposals for the coin were to be for a commemorative issue to mark the end of World War I.
Morgan Silver Dollar
The Morgan silver dollar was minted in response to the Bland-Allsion Act. The greatest silver strike in US history, the Comstock Lode, was discovered in Nevada in the late 1850s. This strike put downward pressure on silver prices the world over. The Bland Allison Act was passed by Congress in 1878 which required the US Treasury to buy large amounts of silver to use for striking coins. The Treasury decided to strike the silver as dollars.
Trade Dollar
The silver Trade Dollar was minted by the US Mint as a response to other nation’s large silver coins that circulated freely in the Far East. These coins were often counterstamped with small Chinese characters called ‘chop marks’. The chopmarks meant that the merchant had accepted the coin at its silver value and attests to the coins fineness. The Trade Dollar was designed by William Barber.
Seated Liberty Silver Dollar
The Seated Liberty silver dollar was issued from 1840 to 1873. The name is derived based on the design that was created by Christian Gobrecht. Lady Liberty is seated, holding the Union Shield. On the reverse is a bald eagle holding arrows in one claw and an olive branch in the other. The eagle has the Union Shield on its chest.
Draped Bust Silver Dollar
In 1795 Congress responded to widespread dissatisfaction of the Flowing Hair design that all denominations carried. Now Congress mandated that the eagle, the word LIBERTY, stars and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA must be on all coins.
Flowing Hair Silver Dollar
The US Congress authorized the dollar as legal tender as part of the Mint Act of 1792 but due to delays, the silver coinage was not put into production until 1794 with the dollar and half dollar. Congress specified that the new coins should have a design that was ‘emblematic of Liberty’ so engraver Robert Scot produced a right facing youthful female with flowing hair. The word LIBERTY appears above her and fifteen stars are along the side with the date below. Scot meant for Liberty’s flowing hair to signify freedom. The reverse has a small eagle with wings spread sitting on a rock with laurel branches surrounding it. Circling this is UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The edge of the Flowing Hair silver dollar has the inscription HUNDRED CENTS ON DOLLAR OR UNIT.
Capped Bust Quarter
Following the tradition that other denomination coins of the period have, the Capped Bust Quarter Dollar successfully replaced the Draped Bust Quarter design, which was previously used.
Draped Bust Quarter
Draped Bust – this was the name given to a design of various United State coins which appeared from the years 1795 until 1808. It has the regular-issue of copper and silver which is common among the coins from that era…that includes Draped Bust Quarter.
Mercury Head Dime
Don’t get me wrong – the Mercury Head Dime, despite its name, doesn’t depict the Greek god Mercury…not even a trace of him!
Barber Dime
Produced in the United States Barber Coinage, the 1894-S Barber Dime came to be. When it comes to value, the Barber Dime is considered at par with 1804’s Silver Dollar as well as the 1913’s Liberty Nickel. You can ask any coin collector around and they will definitely agree that this is one of the most highly prized United States coins around.
