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Message:: [QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 25601336, member: 101855"]I purchased this piece at the Tampa Coin show which was held this week. The attendance had to be disappointing for the promoters, but it was a very enjoyable show. I have had an 1836 Gobrecht Dollar for a number of years. These are the coins which were issued starting in 1836 which got the U.S. mint into issuing dollar coins after a hiatus of over 30 years. This is one of the original pieces with the #1 die rotation. [ATTACH=full]1638603[/ATTACH] Gobrecht revisited his design in 1838 and 1839. This time there were 13 stars on the obverse, as it would be when silver dollars were issued on a regular basis in 1840. The eagle was still flying, but this time he is in a plain field. [ATTACH=full]1638604[/ATTACH] These pieces were issued in 1839 and then restuck and issued again, for collectors in the late 1850s and early '60s. The way to tell is via the die rotation. There are differing theories on this. This piece is die alignment III, which was supposed to be from the 1850s and '60s. The coin was stuck with a "coin turn" which means you rotate it on the horizontal axis to go from obverse to reverse. The "medal turn" works with the vertical axis. There are not a lot of these coins around. It's a good deal rarer than the 1836 dollar, but it's not as popular. Therefore the price is probably a bit lower for the same grade.[/QUOTE]