1840-1873 Seated Liberty Silver Dollars
The Carson City Mint struck Seated Liberty Dollars for only four years from 1870 to 1873. All issues have low mintages, however the 1873-CC Seated Liberty Dollar (Buy on eBay) ranks as the rarest, with the lowest number of survivors. The reason for the rarity is presumed to be the enactment of the Coinage Act […]
Although mint records do not indicate that any were produced, nine examples of the 1870-S Seated Liberty Dollar (Buy on eBay) are known to exist. The original mintage is estimated to be 12 pieces, making it the rarest regular issue of the series and one of the rarest silver dollars of all time. It is […]
For a second year, total production of the silver dollar remained extremely low. The 1852 Seated Liberty Dollar (Buy on eBay) had a mintage of just 1,100 coins, representing a decline of 200 from the previous year. Although offerings remain very rare, this date is slightly more available than the higher mintage 1851 silver dollar. […]
The 1851 Seated Liberty Dollar (Buy on eBay) has one of the lowest mintages for both the series and the denomination at just 1,300 pieces. This date is usually regarded as the rarest of the series after the 1870-S Seated Liberty Dollar. At the time of issue, the value of silver had risen to the […]