DLRC Pays $5,000 Bounty for Rare Silver Dollar

Virginia Beach, VA: Wanted! Dead or Alive!

He didn’t win a game show or even last week’s Powerball, but Caden Dore stood proudly nevertheless, holding an oversized check for $5,000!

In August 2025, DLRC (formerly David Lawrence Rare Coins) posted a bounty on three Proof Silver Dollars on behalf of the D.L. Hansen Collection. The three coins — dated 1801, 1841, and 1848 — are the lone missing pieces from the Proof Silver Dollar Collection. After a protracted search of more than 6 years, the first of the three pieces has been tracked down!

At the recent FUN Show in Orlando, Florida, Mr. Dore was rewarded with the bounty as DLRC successfully acquired the 1848 Seated Dollar, graded by PCGS as Proof 62. The coin now resides proudly in the D.L. Hansen Collection, and Mr. Dore traveled home with an additional $5,000!

While the 1848 Proof Dollar has been apprehended, the 1801 and 1841 are still on the numismatic lam.

Anyone fit to locate an example graded or stickered by CAC can still take advantage of the offer and claim the next $5,000 bounty upon DLRC’s acquisition. Contact us with any information regarding these two coins by emailing coins@davidlawrence.com.

John Brush, President of DLRC and curator of the impressive D.L. Hansen Collection, declared, “As curator of the D.L. Hansen Collection, we are always on the lookout for rare pieces that fill obscure gaps in his collection. While his main set, the “US Collection of Regular Issues from 1792 to Present,” is complete (minus the 1822 $5, of which only a single example is available to the public), there are proof and variety examples that can be obtained to further elevate the famed collection. I am thrilled to add this coin to the collection and would love to locate the other two as well! As we are always upgrading and adding to Hansen’s number one set, if you come across a coin you believe would be a good fit, please reach out.”

In addition to locating coins for the D.L. Hansen collection, DLRC is constantly looking for high-caliber pieces to feature in weekly internet auctions! If you have a collection, duplicates, or stale inventory that you are ready to move, consider consigning to an upcoming auction. DLRC is an industry-leader, hosting online auctions for more than 20 years. With a dedicated collector base, the most favorable rates in the business, and a proprietary “No Fee Guarantee”, you owe it to yourself to contact DLRC.

Anyone interested in selling or consigning to these auction events should contact DLRC via email at coins@davidlawrence.com or by phone at 800-776-0560.

About DLRC

DLRC, formerly David Lawrence Rare Coins, was founded in a spare bedroom in 1979 by David Lawrence Feigenbaum. A passionate collector his entire life, Feigenbaum made the jump to dealing when his collecting desires surpassed his limited professor’s budget. After David passed away from a long battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), his son John Feigenbaum took the reins and oversaw the company’s growth until 2015. That August, Feigenbaum became the Publisher of CDN Publishing and passed operations to John Brush. Mr. Brush, with prominent collector Dell Loy Hansen, purchased the company shortly thereafter and continued the legacy of the collector-friendly numismatic outlet.

DLRC has handled many legendary rarities of United States numismatics, including the finest certified 1796 No Pole Liberty Cap Half Cent, two examples of the 1894-S Barber Dime, a gem 1876-CC Twenty Cent Piece, the finest known 1901-S Barber Quarter, three of the twelve known 1870-S Seated Dollars, both examples of the famous 1854-S $5 Gold Half Eagle, the historic 1815 $5 Gold Half Eagle, one of the two known 1825/4 $5 Gold Half Eagle, and the Mickley-Hawn-Queller 1804 Proof Draped Bust Dollar.