ALEXANDER REPORTS ON 1794 DOLLAR LONDON EXHIBIT

1794 United States Flowing Hair silver dollar that realized an astonishing 10 million dollars at auction in 2013 finally made its way to an awaiting public and media in London. The exceptional coin had been on a whirlwind tour of eight European cities that began on February 9 and concluded in London after visiting Prague, Estonia’s capital city of Tallinn, Oslo, and Dublin, among others.

A preview of this museum-quality piece was organized for media on Thursday, March 17, just before the dollar went on display for three days at the Royal Opera Arcade. The coin is thought to be the actual first dollar coin struck by the fledgling United States Mint in 1794; it has been graded SP-66 by PCGS and is now considered the world’s most valuable coin.

For the exhibition, the piece was encased in bullet-proof glass and given pride of place in the venue, just a stone’s throw from Trafalgar Square. Along with the Flowing Hair dollar, the display heralded a complete collection of American circulation silver dollars, with half dollars, quarter dollars, a comprehensive collection of Gold Double Eagles — including a high relief 1907 St. Gaudens — and one dollar gold coins.

For history buffs, an actual copy of the American Declaration of Independence was included in the exhibition, just to the left of the Flowing hair dollar. The copy is believed to be a locally re-printed newspaper version of the hallowed original, written by the man who would eventually become America’s third President, Thomas Jefferson.

The July 1776 Boston broadside copy on display was originally printed to announce and inform the local citizens of the decision by the continental congress to declare America’s independence from Great Britain, and has an estimated value of four million dollars.

The tour and display were sponsored by the London Mint Office, a subsidiary of Sammlerhuset Group B.V., whose head office is located in Almere, Netherlands. The tour concluded on Sunday, March 20. For additional information on this and other promotional tours organized by Sammlerhuset B.V. please visit their Web site.

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