What is a 1804 silver dollar?

The 1804 silver dollar has many impressive attributes. It is one of the rarest of all U.S. coins, with just 15 examples known. It is arguably the most famous.

Are there any 1804 Eagle coins?

Two of the statutory U.S. coins -- the silver dollar and eagle (or $10 gold piece) -- hadn't been issued since 1804, but Mint Director Samuel Moore decided to include them anyway. Genuine 1804 eagles had been made, but no dies had ever existed for 1804 silver dollars.

How rare is a 1803 silver dollar?

Arguably, then, the 1803 silver dollar is just as rare in the highest grades as the 1804, since most of the 15 known examples of the "king of U.S. coins" are considered to be in, or close to, mint condition. The price gap between them, however, is substantial.

Is the 1804 dollar the world's most expensive coin?

At the time, the 1804 Dollar was the most expensive coin in the world, a title it held for years but has since relinquished to a PCGS SP66 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar that sold for $10,016,875 in January 2013. Will the 1804 Draped Bust Dollar ever become the world’s most expensive coin again?