1860 Seated Liberty Dollar
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About This Coin
The 1860 Seated Liberty Dollar is a United States dollar from the Seated Liberty Dollars 1840-1873 series — 21st of 34 years in the series. In 1860, coins were struck at the New Orleans and Philadelphia Mints with a combined mintage of 733,930. This ranks 32nd of 34 years by total mintage, above the series median of 61,818. The obverse features Liberty seated on a rock, holding a pole surmounted by a Phrygian liberty cap in her left hand and a shield inscribed LIBERTY in her right and the reverse displays a heraldic eagle with shield on breast, olive branch and arrows in talons, with a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM. New Orleans rejoined dollar production. The 1860-O is a pre-Civil War Southern mint issue. Struck in 90% silver, 10% copper, weighing 26.73 grams, 38.1 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Struck two years after the 1858 key date, the lowest-mintage regular issue in the series. Across its variants, estimated values range from $425 to $6.3K depending on mint mark, grade, and strike type. A notable auction result reached $156K in MS66+ grade at Heritage Auctions. Designed by Christian Gobrecht.
Value Estimates
Values as of May 2026 — range across all strike types, reflecting typical grades (G-4 through MS-63). Coins in lower or exceptional grades may fall outside this range.
