OBV: A GOVERNMENT DOLLAR CONTAINS/ 412 1/2 GRAINS COIN SILVER 900/1000 FINE/ THIS PIECE CONTAINS/ 823 GRAINS COIN SILVER/ IN VALUE THE EQUIVALENT OF/ ONE GOLD DOLLAR/ SEPT. 16TH 1896./ GORHAM MFG. CO., SILVERSMITHS. Reverse is blank.
The Bryan dollars known as "comparative dollars" were struck in coin silver by eastern silversmiths, and show the size of the standard silver dollar, and the size that a silver dollar would be if it contained the full value of silver. All are desirable both in the numismatic market and as political Americana.
Near UNC specimen exhibiting blue and gold toning and sharp detail.
