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SEATED LIBERTY SILVER DOLLARS (1836-1873) SEATED LIBERTY SILVER DOLLARS - GOBRECHT TYPE (1836-1839) DATE MINTAGE FOR CIRCULATION MINTAGE OF PROOFS NOTES 1795 42,738 0 Be sure to check out the Flowing Hair type for this date. 1836 1600 est. 100 Originals and later Restrikes are known of the Proofs. 1838 0 est. 100 Originals and later Restrikes are known. 1839 0 300+ Originals and later Restrikes are known. Many of the Proofs were released into circulation. 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). Despite the long hiatus for the denomination, it still did not circulate well. Many of the mintage figures within the series are low for that reason (should it be surprising, considering that a skilled occupation paid $9.72 per six-day week in 1860?). 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) DATE MINTAGE FOR CIRCULATION MINTAGE OF PROOFS NOTES 1840 61,005 est. 50   1841 173,000 est. 12   1842 184,618 est. 15   1843 165,100 est. 15   1844 20,000 est. 15   1845 24,500 est. 15   1846 110,600 est. 15   1846-O 59,000 0   1847 140,750 est. 15   1848 15,000 est. 15   1849 62,600 est. 15   1850 7,500 est. 20   1850-O 40,000 0   1851 1,300 est. 50 Originals and later Restrikes are known of the Proofs. 1851-O 0 1 Unique! 1852 1,100 est. 35 Originals and later Restrikes are known of the Proofs. 1853 46,110 est. 15   1854 33,140 est. 50   1855 26,000 est. 50   1856 63,500 est. 50   1857 94,000 est. 50   1858 0 est. 300 Rare, Proof-only date. 1859 255,700 800   1859-O 360,000 0   1859-S 20,000 0   1860 217,600 1,330   1860-O 515,000 0   1861 77,500 1,000   1862 11,540 550   1863 27,200 460   1864 30,700 470   1865 46,500 500   SEATED LIBERTY SILVER DOLLARS - WITH REVERSE MOTTO (1866-1873) DATE MINTAGE FOR CIRCULATION MINTAGE OF PROOFS NOTES 1866 48,900 725   1867 46,900 625   1868 162,100 600   1869 423,700 600   1870 415,000 1,000   1870-S est. 12 0 Extremely rare! 1870-CC 12,462 0   1871 1,073,800 960   1871-CC 1,376 0   1872 1,105,500 950   1872-S 9,000 0   1872-CC 3,150 0   1873 293,000 600   1873-S 0 0 Unknown, despite a Mint Reports showing 700 coins as having been struck. None have ever been seen! 1873-CC 2,300 0   << BACK © 2003 - 2010 U.S. Rare Coin Investments TERMS  |  LEGAL  |  SITE MAP   Have a question? Contact us here Have a friend who might be interested? Inform them about us now! Your E-mail: Your Name: Friend's E-mail: Friend's Name: Send to a Friend