Rare American coins: their description, and past and present fictitious values (1887)
Mason, E. Locke. [from old catalog] · Boston, P. Gassett · leaf 7
1794 UNITED STATES SILVER DOLLAR. The next rarest United States dollar (follow-ing the 1804), was the issue of 1794. This coinmarks the commencement of the dollar series,it being the first silver dollar coined by theUnited States Government. … THE FIRST U. S. MINT, PHILADELPHIA. At the period of this coinage, the UnitedStates Mint was located on Seventh, directlyopposite Filbert Street, Philadelphia. Presi-dent Washington frequently visited this mint(which was but a short walk from Market Street, where he resided), to view its…
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