NGC 25th Anniversary Display ** 2012 FUN SHOW EXHIBIT **
1794 SILVER DOLLAR Ex: PARMALEE

Owner Comments:

The coining of silver by the U. S. Mint was delayed while the coiner and assayer sought funds to post their hefty surety bonds. This was achieved in the fall of 1794, and a mere 2,000 silver dollars were coined with that date before Mint officers concluded that their existing presses were not good enough to continue striking such large coins. Only 1,758 examples were considered suitable for release, and this magnificent gem is among the finest of about 130 survivors. It is pedigreed to the famed collection of Lorin G. Parmalee, auctioned in 1890.