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1 Dollar Lafayette

1900 year
Silver (.900) 26.73 g 38.1 mm
Description
Issuer
United States
Period
Federal republic (1776-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1900
Value
1 Dollar (1&nbspUSD)
Currency
Dollar (1785-date)
Composition
Silver (.900)
Weight
26.73 g
Diameter
38.1 mm
Thickness
3.1 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated
2024-10-09
References
Numista
N#40890
Rarity index
62%

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
* ERECTED · BY · THE · YOUTH · OF · THE · UNITED · STATES · IN · HONOR · OF · GEN · LAFAYETTE *
PARIS * 1900

Edge

Reeded

Interesting fact

The Lafayette dollar, minted in 1900, was the first US coin to feature a foreign leader, the Marquis de Lafayette, who was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought alongside the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1900  36026 - - - - - -

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 1 Dollar (Lafayette) 1900 coin.