The August 1915 issue of The Numismatist included this:

Dave Schenkman writes:

Confederate Numismatica author Peter Bertram writes:

"The August, 1915, issue of The Numismatist contained an article, "Money Coined on the Battlefield," credited to Pearson's Weekly. Included in the issues of moneycoined under those circumstances was the Richmond Dollar", said to have been struck in the Virginia Capital during its long siege by General Grant during the Civil War. Until the publication ofthis article collectors generally had been blissfully ignorant of the existence of such a coin. The past month brought us a clipping from one of our readers, credited to Answers of London, whichapparently was rewritten from the former article referred to. The paragraph in Answers relating to the "Richmond dollar" is as follows:

Collectors are well aware that frequently new varieties of coins come to light after many years, but it is seldom that the entire issue of a coinage can be successfully concealed from the greatbody of American collectors for any great length of time. These magazine writers convey the impression that the "Richmond dollars" are well known to collectors and that specimens of it areto be found in many of their cabinets.

After reading the above, with the knowledge collectors have of the money issued during the Civil War, they will be forced to conclude one of the four following things, probably the last:

First - That the "Richmond dollar" is a reality, and that a specimen had been seen by the writer.

Second - That he had heard of the Confederate half dollar, and in his mind has transferred the mint from New Orleans to Richmond.

Third - That he has mistaken some medal issued at the time, or for the occasion, for a "Richmond dollar. "

Fourth - That he never saw or otherwise heard of a "Richmond dollar", and drew entirely upon his imagination for the story."