ObscureMint I’ve dug through the mint rolls from 1851 and there’s no trace of a missing $1 batch. The Bureau’s records list the exact number of coins struck and circulated. All the surviving specimens in the Smithsonian and private collections match those mintage figures. It’s probably a legend born from a mis‑stated anecdote, not an actual lost run. If you’re looking for a genuine mystery, try the 1865 double eagle, that’s where the real blanks hide.