The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 12, March 21, 2004, Article 22

1794 AMON CARTER DOLLAR ARTICLE

  Len Augsberger writes: "The Amon Carter 1794 $1 has been
  "remarketed" and actually made the front page of cnn.com."
  http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Central/03/14/first.dollar.ap/index.html"

  [The article refers to the American Numismatic Association's
  opinion on the coin, which the organization published in a
  press release March 15th.  Here's an excerpt:

  "Independent examinations by a dozen well-known experts the
  past year confirm what some have believed for decades: the
  Neil/Carter specimen is the finest known surviving 1794
  Flowing Hair silver dollar, is the only known 1794 dollar with
  a silver plug, and according to some authorities, probably was
  the first United States silver dollar struck.

  "Of all the rarities I have seen or heard of, there is no doubt in
  my mind that this is the single most important of all, the very
  first silver dollar," stated Martin Logies, numismatic researcher
  and author of the new book, The Flowing Hair Silver Dollar
  of 1794.

  Other experts say they can not pinpoint the precise order of
  striking at the Philadelphia Mint on October 15, 1794 but still
  agree the coin is a unique presentation piece that obviously
  was carefully handled for generations because it is something
  very special and has tremendous historical  importance."

  To read the full release, with images of the coin, see:
  http://www.money.org/press/20040315-1794dollar.html

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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