History of the Seated Liberty Silver Dollar
The Seated Liberty Silver dollar was a US silver coin that was produced by the United States Mint from 1840 to 1873 and contains 0.77344 troy ounces of silver. The Seated Liberty Silver dollars were created in high quantities during that period of time and used as everyday currency up until 1853 when the value of the coin exceeded its face value. In 1870 the were circulated once again because the silver price went down and the coins were no longer worth more than their face value.
Of all the Seated Liberty Silver dollars that were produced, there remains one that is by far the most valuable; the 1870-S Seated Liberty Silver Dollar. The most sought after or rare of the Seated Liberty Silver Dollars is the 1851-O of which very little is known about its origin. It is so rare that none are known to be for sale publicly or privately. A few other dates such as the 1871, 1872 and 1873 Seated Liberty Silver Dollars produced in Carson City are also quite rare and valuable as between 50 and 500 of each is known to be existence anywhere in the world.
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