1840-1873 Seated Liberty Silver Dollars
The 1841 Seated Liberty Dollar (Buy on eBay) was struck for circulation at the Philadelphia Mint during the 2nd year of the series. The total mintage for this issue reached 173,000. Ordering the mintages from lowest to highest, this coin ranks as 35 out of the 45 different circulation strike issues of the series. Due […]
The 1840 Seated Liberty Dollar (Buy on eBay) was struck for circulation at the Philadelphia Mint during the 1st year of the series. The total mintage for this issue reached 61,005. Ordering the mintages from lowest to highest, this coin ranks as 26 out of the 45 different circulation strike issues of the series. Due […]
The Liberty Seated Dollar was struck in a composition of 90% silver and 10% copper, with a weight of 26.73 grams and diameter of 38.1 mm. All pieces have a reeded edge. During the course of the series, coins were struck at the Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco, and Carson City Mints. As usual, Philadelphia […]
The Seated Liberty Dollar was produced from 1840 to 1873. During this time frame, mintages ranged from extremely low levels just above one thousand to relatively high levels of more than one million. While most issues were produced at the Philadelphia Mint, production also took place at New Orleans, San Francisco, and Carson City during […]
The Philadelphia Mint struck Proof Seated Liberty Dollars (Buy on eBay) for each year of the series. Early dates were generally produced in much smaller numbers, with the exact mintages unknown. Offerings of these early dates are scattered, with only a few surviving pieces for certain issues. Later date Proofs have reported mintages from the […]