1873 Seated Liberty One Dollar MS Values

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1873 Seated Liberty One Dollar MS Values

Details

Obverse: Lady Liberty is seated on a rock bearing a shield with the word LIBERTY. 13 stars appear on the periphery. The date is centered at the bottom middle.

Reverse: The heraldic eagle is centered in the design with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and ONE DOL. around the periphery. The motto IN GOD WE TRUST appears in a ribbon above the eagle's head.

Basic Information

GSID:

7222

Coin Date:

1873

Denomination:

$1 / One Dollar

Designation:

MS

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Philadelphia

Mintage:

293,000

Coinage Type:

Liberty Seated dollar

Coinage Years:

1866–1873

Composition:

90% silver; 10% copper

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Seated Liberty

Physical Characteristics

Fineness:

0.9

Weight:

26.73 gr

Weight:

0.8594 oz

Precious Metal Weight:

0.7734 oz

Strike Type:

Business

Diameter:

38.1 mm

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

Designer:

Christian Gobrecht

Obverse Lettering:

LIBERTY, 1873

Obverse Designer:

Christian Gobrecht

Reverse Lettering:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONE DOL., IN GOD WE TRUST

Reverse Designer:

Christian Gobrecht

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