Description: "Classic Silver Dollar Series" Sets Featuring 3 Copies of Various USA Silver Dollar Designs in Nickel Silver, Copper and Golden Alloy. the innovative 1836 proof gobrecht dollar classic silver dollar series limited edition collectors version The Innovative 1836 Proof Gobrecht Dollar - Dies Made by Mint Engraver From Actual Coin - Limited Edition - Three (3) Coin Set - Nickel Silver, Copper and Golden Alloy The story of the Gobrecht Dollar is a long one, and complicated. It is considered to be among the most exquisite and desirable of United States coins, although very few ever circulated! You see, the production of Silver Dollars was suspended in the U.S. starting in 1806 through 1835. For the 1836 mintage, then-U.S. Mint Second Engraver Christian Gobrecht (1785-1844) was tasked with creating new dies for a silver dollar coin. American silver dollars were first struck in 1794, having been authorized by an act of Congress on April 2, 1792. After the production of U.S. silver dollars was suspended, the demand for American silver dollars was met in a large degree by the Spanish 8 Reales, which were accepted as official legal tender in the United states until 1857. In 1835, Mint Director, R.M. Patterson, instructed Gobrecht to create dies based on the designs of Thomas Sulley and Titian Peale. After some experimentation, dies were created for the first issue of Gobrecht Silver Dollars. In December of 1836, the U.S. Mint struck 1,000 coins for circulation. The coins were struck with an engraving that read “C. GOBRECHT F.” In this case, the letter “F” is an abbreviation for the Latin word “Fecit,” or “made it,” and is found on the base of the rock on which Miss Liberty is seated. Gobrecht began work at the U.S. Mint in 1935 and was named the Mint’s 3rd Chief Engraver in 1840, a position he held until his death four years later. In 1836, he created his most famous work, the 1836 Flying Eagle dollar, now known as the Gobrecht dollar, which served as the basis for most of the Liberty Seated coinage that would follow for the next 55 years. By the end of his first year as the Chief Engraver, his Seated Liberty design was featured on all of the nation’s silver denominations, from half dime to silver dollar and by the early 1840s, his designs appeared on virtually all U.S. coins from half cents to eagles. Three-Piece Proof Collection Featuring Three Different Metals Here, you can get a limited collector’s version consisting of three recreations of the 1836 Gobrecht Silver Dollar struck in nickel silver, copper, and golden alloy. Each piece also comes in gorgeous Proof condition, meaning they were expertly crafted from hand-selected planchets, polished dies and multiple strikes to produce beautifully frosted details rising over mirror-like fields Only 27,500 of these three-piece sets were minted.
Price: 135 USD
Location: Lake Havasu City, Arizona
End Time: 2025-01-13T01:02:08.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Type: Medal
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: Yes
