1873 Seated Liberty Dollar

About This Coin

The 1873 Seated Liberty Dollar is a United States dollar from the Seated Liberty Dollars 1840-1873 series — the final year of the series. In 1873, coins were struck at the San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Carson City Mints with a combined mintage of 296,600. This ranks 28th 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. Final year of the Seated Liberty Dollar, discontinued under the Coinage Act of 1873 in favor of the Trade Dollar. Struck in 90% silver, 10% copper, weighing 26.73 grams, 38.1 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Across its variants, estimated values range from $576 to $279K depending on mint mark, grade, and strike type. A notable auction result reached $132K in AU58 grade at Heritage Auctions. Designed by Christian Gobrecht.