COIN Bryan Dollar 1896 Presidential Run Gorham NR William Jennings Bryan Presidential Silver Coin Start Price USD 20.00 Current Price USD 222.49 Time Left - Bid Count 7 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 16, 2008 End Time Friday, November 21, 2008 Location Sea Cliff, New York See more about 'COIN Bryan Dollar 1896 Presidential Run Gorham NR ' Description William Jennings Bryan had these coins made for his campaign to show his adamant support for the Silver Movement. One side is the "wagon Wheel" design showing the size a gold dollar would be in equivalent and these words: SIZE OF GOVERNMENT DOLLAR CONTAINING 4 1/2 GRAINS OF SILVER 900/1000 FINE.  The other side says: A GOVERNMENT DOLLAR CONTAINS - 412 1/2 GRAINS  COIN SILVER .900 FINE THIS PIECE CONTAINS 823 GRAINS COIN SILVER  IN VALUE THE EQUIVALENT OF  ONE GOLD DOLLAR SEPT. 16TH 1896 GORHAM MFG CO.SILVERSMITHS  2 & 1/16th inches diameter.  A nice bit of political trivia! Place a Bid!