1900 $1 Lafayette MS(PCGS#9222)

June 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4257

Grade

MS65

Price

7,320

Lot Description

The Act of March 3, 1899, authorized the Mint to strike a maximum of 50,000 silver dollars to commemorative the construction of a monument to General Lafayette in Paris as part of the United States government's participation in the Paris Exposition of 1900. This mintage was achieved, along with 26 additional coins for assay purposes and possibly 10 Proofs. In the end, however, only 36,000 Mint State coins were sold, including 1,800 examples distributed in Paris, with the remaining 14,000 returned to the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. and eventually melted. (Mis)handling over the years has confined most examples to grades of MS-64 and lower; in MS-65 the Lafayette dollar is one of the key types in the United States Mint's classic commemorative coin series. And this is a particularly choice coin for the assigned grade with bountiful mint frost to smooth, original surfaces accented by wisps of iridescent toning. Sure to sell for a strong premium.