Early Pattern 1794 Silver Dollar Sold for $840k - Daily Mail
An historic copper-version of the Flowing Hair Silver Dollar, dated 1794, was sold for $840,000 on Friday, April 23, shocking the previous owner. Bob Simpson, Texas Rangers co-chairman, expected the coin to sell for anywhere between $300,000 and $500,000. According to Jacob Lipson of Heritage Auctions, this example is a one of a kind and legend tells that it was excavated from the site of the first Philadelphia Mint before 1876.
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