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1900 $1 Lafayette Dollar MS66 « NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:19,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1900 $1 Lafayette Dollar MS66 « NGC
<B>1900 $1 Lafayette Dollar MS66 <img border='0' src='http://www.heritagecoins.com/images/star.gif' width=10 height=10> NGC.</B></I> DuVall 2-C. Following the Lafayette dollar, the main promoter of the nation's commemorative programs was noted numismatist Farran Zerbe. While Zerbe was instrumental in putting together a number of commemorative issues (and influencing legislators to pass his bills), for the most part, his interest lay in gold commemoratives, not silver, and the Lafayette dollar would be the last silver commemorative for 15 years, until the Panama-Pacific half arrived.<BR> Though famous today, the Lafayette dollar did not sell out in its time, and in addition to 36,026 pieces sold or placed into circulation, 14 bags of 1,000 coins each lay in a Treasury vault until 1945, when they were melted. Of those that made it out of the Mint, few are in such a high grade as this exemplary and undeniably appealing piece. Strong, distinctive luster appears on both sides beneath bands of orange, rose, cerulean, and emerald patina. Though the strike is incomplete as always, the portraits exhibit above-average detail. A faint fingerprint at Washington's lower neck and a trio of tiny reed marks at his upper forehead are the only obstacles to an even higher grade. This is the <I>only</B></I> Premium Gem awarded the Star Designation by NGC, with only eight coins certified in finer grades at that service (6/07).<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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