What is the value of a dollar coin from the 1700's?

Answer 1

You'll need to supply more information. What country is it from? What's the exact date? What condition is it in? The U.S. didn't start issuing dollar coins until 1794 so there are not many dates to choose from; however, most are quite valuable, with current prices beginning in four figures for well-worn coins and going up from there. Other countries also issued dollar-sized coins but their values are extremely variable. But before you plan that world cruise, two things to be very careful about: 1. There are millions of counterfeit dollar-size pieces on the market. A lot are made in the Far East and the quality ranges from laughably bad to almost undetectably good. Anything that looks really old needs to be authenticated by a dealer or reputable grading authority. 2. There is a dollar-sized piece called the Maria Theresa Thaler (sometimes written Taler) that has been issued as a bullion coin since the 18th century. ALL issues carry the date 1780 regardless of when they were struck. See http://www.theresia.name/en/ (among thousands of sites!) for some good information. Maria Theresa pieces are usually sold for their precious metal content, currently about $13 or $14, and are not considered rare.