USA 1 dollar Seated Liberty 1873
USA, Carson City
Rarity
Extremely Rare
Attributes of Coins
| Region | USA |
|---|---|
| Denomination | 1 dollar |
| Krause number | KM# 100 |
| Mintage | 2,300 |
| Metal | Silver 0.900 |
| thickness | 2.8 mm |
| diameter | 38.1 mm |
| weight | 26.73 g |
Obverse:
Liberty
Star
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
LIBERTY
Reverse:
Coat of arms
Creators:
Christian Gobrecht
ONE DOL.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Introduction of Coins
The 1873 Carson City standard silver dollar is a rare coin, with an estimated 100 survivors in all grades. Though its mintage exceeded that of the rare 1871-CC dollar, it's likely that many remained at the mint when this coin type became obsolete April 1, 1873. These dollars would have been melted, with the net mintage unknown today. Mint State examples are extremely rare, with gems all but unknown. Most of the circulated coins fall into the VF-XF range, while the total of Details graded pieces actually exceeds the number of Numeric grades. Aside from the weak LIBERTY characteristic of CC-Mint Seated Liberty Dollars, most examples are reasonably well struck. Mint State and lightly worn coins reveal semi-prooflike fields, as the dies were run long enough to lose their original surfaces. As one would expect, just a single pair of dies was employed for this brief production, the reverse having been used also for 1870-CC dollars.Read More
