Years
Designer
Christian Gobrecht
Composition
90% silver, 10% copper
Diameter
38.1 mm
Mass
26.73 g
Thickness
2.8 mm
Edge
Reeded
Mints
Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco, Carson City
Metal
Silver
Design
No motto 1840–65; IN GOD WE TRUST on reverse ribbon 1866–73. Carson City 1870–73. Proofs exist for every Philadelphia date.
History
Never popular in commerce — Mexican dollars and gold dominated. Many were exported and melted. 1851, 1852, and 1858 are low-mintage proofs/business hybrids; 1870-CC is the first Carson City dollar. The Coinage Act of 1873 ('Crime of ’73') ended the denomination in favor of the Trade dollar.
Key dates
92 issues