The decision by a Rhode Island family to sell its heirloom 1795 Flowing Hair silver dollar tops the attention this week along ...

What Is the 1986 Silver Dollar Made Of? American Silver Eagles were first manufactured and offered for sale in 1986 following ...

As the first silver dollar issued by the United States, its rarity and historical ... Another example of this rare first-issue coin reached a sale price of over $2.8 million.

Other historic US coins have fetched vast sums at auction too. A rare 1794 silver dollar believed to be one of the first – if not the first – made by the US mint sold for $10 million in 2013.