1850 Seated Liberty Dollar

About This Coin

The 1850 Seated Liberty Dollar is a United States dollar from the Seated Liberty Dollars 1840-1873 series — 11th of 34 years in the series. In 1850, coins were struck at the New Orleans and Philadelphia Mints with a combined mintage of 47,520. This ranks 14th of 34 years by total mintage, below 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. Low mintage at Philadelphia. Silver dollars were increasingly used for export rather than domestic circulation. Struck in 90% silver, 10% copper, weighing 26.73 grams, 38.1 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Produced 8 years before the celebrated 1858 key date. Across its variants, estimated values range from $688 to $34K depending on mint mark, grade, and strike type. A notable auction result reached $141K in MS64 grade at Legend Rare Coin Auctions. Designed by Christian Gobrecht.