SEATED LIBERTY SILVER DOLLARS (1836-1873)
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Cherry Picker's List:
1851 Originals and later Restrikes are known of the Proofs.
1851-O Unique
1852 Originals and later Restrikes are known of the Proofs.
1873-S Unknown, despite a Mint Reports showing 700 coins as having been struck. None reported.
Key Dates:
1850
1854
1855
1856
1857
1861
1862
1870-CC
1870-S
1871-CC
1872-CC
1873-CC
SPECIFICATIONS-FACTS:
SEATED LIBERTY SILVER DOLLARS
NO REVERSE MOTTO (1840-1865)
The Seated Liberty Silver Dollar coin of 1840 to 1873 was the first regular issue coin of this denomination since 1803 (technically, the 1804 Dollar was struck in 1834 and restruck in the 1860s). The No Motto variety was issued between 1840 and 1866, the motto "In God We Trust" added on the reverse between 1866 and 1873 due to the Act of March 3, 1865. The Mint Act of Feb. 12, 1873 abolished the coin in favor of the Trade dollar, an act called the Crime of '73 by opponents of the legislation. (Contributed by Richard Giedroyc)
SEATED LIBERTY SILVER DOLLARS -
WITH REVERSE MOTTO (1866-1873)
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Diameter: 38.1 millimeters
Metal Content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: 26.73 grams
Edge: Reeded
Mint mark: None (for Philadelphia) below the eagle on the reverse.
Also see Gobrecht Seated Dollars
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