Yellow fever struck the New Orleans area and the rampant disease, combined with technical issues at the mint limited coin production that year. The 1838-O Half Dollar was the first coin struck at the New Orleans Mint – and only 20 coins were made as proofs. The third branch at New Orleans was admittedly far from any mining activity, but as a major port of entry for gold and silver coin shipped in from Mexico and Latin America, it was well positioned to mint both gold and silver coins.
The first two facilities were at Charlotte, North Carolina and Dahlonega, Georgia, which were created to coin gold from nearby mining activity. In 1835, Congress made numismatic history with the establishment of three new U.S. There are three ‘classes’ of these silver dollars and the Smithsonian owns all three varieties. The other six quickly landed in private collections and remain numismatic legends today. One was given to the Imam of Muscat and another to the King of Siam. In November 1834, the Philadelphia Mint struck eight 1804-dated silver dollars for the gift sets. history, the front of the 1804 Silver Dollar features Liberty’s bust, the date “1804” and the word “liberty.” The back of the coin highlights an eagle and 13 stars that represent the original American colonies. Mint create these coins for diplomatic gifts to world leaders – gifts that would literally be fit for a king. President Andrew Jackson himself requested the U.S. rare coins in the Smithsonian collection.Īlthough dated 1804, the silver dollars which bear this date were minted in 1834. Today we highlight five of the most interesting U.S. The coins are sourced from every inhabited continent on the globe and span more than three millennia. The treasured collection houses more than 1.6 million monetary objects in total and is considered the largest collection of money in the world.
is the home to the rarest of the rare coins in the world. The National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C.
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