SOLD: HK-308 1904 Louisiana Purchase Roosevelt SCD

This is a silver PROOF variety SH 13-6.2 SPR, with the scarcer edge marking SILBER 0.900. A Proof 63 UC sold for $7,475. There are eighteen certified, but only four graded finer. Struck in silver by Lauer with three different silver edge markings. Silber on edge is German for silver. One of the most popular so-called dollars. Considered by the authors to be one of the three kings of so-called dollars, along with the “1878 Washington Valley Forge” and the “1869 Grant Pacific Railway Completion.” SH 13-6.2 was struck on a thicker, heavier planchet and is 90% silver. You can see the edge marking in this holder at the top.