1900 Lafayette Dollar AU-58 PCGS

• Contains .7734 oz of silver.
• Individual coins come in protective packaging.
• Obverse: Features the heads of George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette.
• Reverse: Similar to the monument of General Lafayette that was later erected in Paris.

This is the first American coin to bear the likeness of a U.S. president and is also the first and only classic commemorative silver dollar. Up until 1984, this was the only silver commemorative dollar. The dies were prepared by Chief Mint Engraver Charles Barber, while the coin itself was released to the public in 1900. This was the third commemorative coin released by the U.S. Mint following the 1893 Columbian Half and the Isabella Quarter. The coin also features Frenchman General Lafayette, who was instrumental in the Americans' success during the Revolutionary War. Lafayette was born in 1757 in Auvergne, France and after learning of the Revolutionary War taking place in what is now the United States, Lafayette in 1777 decided to join the Americans and was appointed major-general and became a member of George Washington's staff. Lafayette and Washington remained close friends for the rest of their lives. Lafayette played a critical part in the war as he secured the French reinforcements. The statue on the reverse is similar to the monument erected in Paris that was given to the French by the American people. The coins were originally sold for $2 each to fund the erection of this statue in Paris near the Louvre in 1908.

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