Early Dollar Coins (1794-1804)
Early Dollar Coins (1794-1804). Dollar coins have been minted in the United States in gold, silver, and base metal versions. Silver dollars, the first dollar coin issue, were minted beginning in 1794.
Before the Revolutionary War, coins from many European nations circulated freely in the American colonies, as well as decimal coinage issued by the various colonies. Chief among these was the Spanish silver "dollar" coins (also called pieces of eight or eight reales) minted in Mexico and other colonies with silver mined from Central and South American mines. These coins, along with others of similar size and value, were in use throughout the colonies and later the United States and were legal tender until 1857.
1800 Dotted Date PCGS XF45 Draped Bust Dollar, 1797 PCGS VG10 9X7 Stars Large Letters Draped Bust Dollar, 1799 PCGS VF25 DRAPED BUST DOLLARS, 1799 PCGS VF30 PQ DRAPED BUST SILVER DOLLAR, 1798 PCGS VF20 DRAPED BUST DOLLARS LARGE EAGLE, 1885 Morgan Silver Dollar, 1798 VERY FINE ANACS VF 30 BUST DOLLAR, 1882 Morgan Silver Dollar, 1889 CC Carson City Morgan US Silver $1 Dollar, 1862 Seated Liberty Dollar Coin, 1783 Pillar Silver Dollar, 1795 $1 Coin 2 Leaves Variety Flowing Hair Dollar.
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