A Liberty Seated Dollar contains 0.7734 troy oz of silver — about $46.20 at today's silver price.

Spot price as of July 23, 2026

About This Series

Christian Gobrecht's Liberty Seated dollar ran from 1836 to 1873. The obverse went through several modifications over those decades: stars were added in 1840, the motto "In God We Trust" appeared in 1866, and arrows marking weight changes show up in the early 1850s. Philadelphia struck most of the series, though San Francisco and Carson City issued coins in the later years. The 1851 and 1852 are genuinely scarce; the 1870-S is a major rarity with only about 12 known. The series ended when the Trade dollar took over in 1873.

Specifications

1840–1873

Composition: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Fineness: 90.0%
Weight: 26.73 g
Diameter: 38.1 mm
ASW: 0.7734 oz
Years Produced: 1840–1873

Melt Value

$46.20

Based on silver spot price of $59.74/oz

Spot price as of July 23, 2026

Qty

0.7734 oz silver content × $59.74 spot

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Mintage by year and mint

“Low mintage” marks a year at or below 10% of the median business-strike mintage for its own denomination; “Scarce for the series” marks one above 10% and at or below 25%. The median here is 60,003. That is a statement about how many were struck, not about how many survive or what collectors pay.

Low mintage years in this series: 1852 Philadelphia (1,100), 1871 Carson City (1,376), 1872 Carson City (3,150), 1873 Carson City (2,300).

Show all 46 issues, 1840–1873

Liberty Seated Dollar mintage by year and mint, 1840–1873
Year	Mint	Business strikes	Proof	Relative mintage
1840	Philadelphia	61,005	Not published by NGC
1841	Philadelphia	173,000	Not published by NGC
1842	Philadelphia	184,618	Not published by NGC
1843	Philadelphia	165,100	Not published by NGC
1844	Philadelphia	20,000	Not published by NGC
1845	Philadelphia	24,500	Not published by NGC
1846	New Orleans	59,000	Not listed by NGC
1846	Philadelphia	Not listed by NGC	Not published by NGC
1846	San Francisco	110,600	Not listed by NGC
1847	Philadelphia	140,750	Not published by NGC
1848	Philadelphia	15,000	Not published by NGC	Scarce for the series
1849	Philadelphia	62,600	Not published by NGC
1850	New Orleans	40,000	Not listed by NGC
1850	Philadelphia	7,500	Not published by NGC	Scarce for the series
1851	Philadelphia	Not published by NGC	Not listed by NGC
1852	Philadelphia	1,100	Not published by NGC	Low mintage
1853	Philadelphia	46,110	46,110
1854	Philadelphia	33,140	Not published by NGC
1855	Philadelphia	Not published by NGC	Not published by NGC
1856	Philadelphia	63,500	Not published by NGC
1857	Philadelphia	94,000	Not published by NGC
1858	Philadelphia	Not listed by NGC	300
1859	New Orleans	360,000	Not listed by NGC
1859	Philadelphia	255,700	800
1859	San Francisco	20,000	Not listed by NGC
1860	New Orleans	515,000	Not listed by NGC
1860	Philadelphia	217,600	1,330
1861	Philadelphia	77,500	1,000
1862	Philadelphia	11,540	550	Scarce for the series
1863	Philadelphia	27,200	460
1864	Philadelphia	30,700	470
1865	Philadelphia	46,500	500
1866	Philadelphia	Not published by NGC	Varieties reported separately
1867	Philadelphia	46,900	625
1868	Philadelphia	162,100	600
1869	Philadelphia	423,700	600
1870	Carson City	11,758	Not listed by NGC	Scarce for the series
1870	Philadelphia	415,000	1,000
1870	San Francisco	Not published by NGC	Not listed by NGC
1871	Carson City	1,376	Not listed by NGC	Low mintage
1871	Philadelphia	1,073,800	960
1872	Carson City	3,150	Not listed by NGC	Low mintage
1872	Philadelphia	1,105,500	950
1872	San Francisco	9,000	Not listed by NGC	Scarce for the series
1873	Carson City	2,300	Not listed by NGC	Low mintage
1873	Philadelphia	293,000	600
Mintages as published by NGC Coin Explorer, 2026-03 snapshot. Covers 1840–1873. NGC Coin Explorer does not list every date and mint, so this is what it publishes rather than a complete census. A further 1 listing it does publish is omitted here because NGC Coin Explorer records no single striking mint for it.