Years
Designer
Robert Scot after Gilbert Stuart
Composition
89.24% silver, 10.76% copper
Diameter
39.5 mm
Mass
26.96 g
Thickness
2.8 mm
Edge
Lettered
Mints
Philadelphia
Metal
Silver
Design
Small eagle 1795–98; heraldic eagle 1798–1804. The 1804 dollar is a 1830s diplomatic striking, not a circulating 1804 coin — Class I, II, and III originals and restrikes.
History
The dollar of the Adams and Jefferson years. Heraldic-eagle dates are collectible; small-eagle 1795–98 are scarce type coins. No dollars 1805–1835. The 1804 'original' was struck for presentation sets in 1834 — fifteen Class I pieces are the stuff of legend.
Key dates
1804-P
stopper
Varieties
1804-P · 1804 Class I original
design · stopper
10 issues