1804 dollar

1804 silver dollar, an original Class I strike from the Philadelphia Mint. The most famous date in American coinage was never struck in 1804. The Mint made the first of these in 1834 and 1835 for presentation sets given to Asian rulers, among them a set for Rama III, King of Siam, and struck a later group for favored collectors in 1858 and 1859. Only 15 are known. The obverse is the Draped Bust design, Liberty with her hair tied back in a ribbon, and the 1804 date below her is the whole story.