 In their book The Fantastic 1804 Dollar , numismatic historians Eric P. Newman and Kenneth E. Bressett assert that a problem arose at the Mint as to how to interpret Forsyth 's order . As his initial correspondence indicated that the sets were to include coins of every type then in use , Mint officials included both the silver dollar and gold eagle . The moratorium on silver dollar coinage had been lifted in 1831 , but none had been coined since those issued in March 1804 . Two sets of coins , minted in proof finish , were completed and delivered along with their boxes to Roberts shortly prior to his departure on the USS Peacock on April 27 , 1835 . The dollars included the sets bore the Draped Bust design , depicting an allegorical representation of Liberty on the obverse and a heraldic eagle on the reverse . A list of diplomatic gifts was also proposed for missions to Japan and Cochin @-@ China ( today part of Vietnam ) , which included two additional sets of coins . 
