By Arlenys Tabare
Jun 23, 2024, 16:54 PM EDT
During the year 1900, a silver coin designed by Charles E. Barber was issued at the Philadelphia Mint, United States. which represented on the obverse Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette along with George Washington and on the reverse a horse statue of Lafayette with its designer’s signature by Paul Wayland Bartlett.
Historically, this is one of the most important coins, as prominent Americans of the time raised the funds for commemorate the Marquis de Lafayette who fought in the American War of Independence on behalf of the countryit is for that reason that on March 3, 1899, Congress gave approval for the creation of the currency.
Several copies came out of this piece, which some time later the United States Department of the Treasury melted down some 14,000 surplus units of them. Currently, the value of one of these specimens can reach thousands of dollars on the auction market.
According to the auction website Heritage Auctions, the 1900 MS66 grade Lafayette Dollar can be bid in very good condition up to $8,000, which makes this 90% silver and 10% copper example with a weight of 26 so valuable. .73 grams, there are several minting details on the obverse and reverse.
On the front for example You can see how the “A” of the word Dollar is more inclined to the left and its serif is lower than the “L” that precedes itwhile on the reverse the detail is in the lower right leaf of the laurel branch under the statue, which is pointing between the number 19 of the date.
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