1871 Seated Liberty Dollar

About This Coin

The 1871 Seated Liberty Dollar is a United States dollar from the Seated Liberty Dollars 1840-1873 series — a late issue, 32nd of 34 years in the series. In 1871, coins were struck at the Philadelphia and Carson City Mints with a combined mintage of 2.2 million. This represents the highest annual mintage in the entire series, 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. Carson City struck its first silver dollars. The 1871-CC is a key Carson City issue. 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 $425 to $279K depending on mint mark, grade, and strike type. A notable auction result reached $242K in MS64 grade at Heritage Auctions. Designed by Christian Gobrecht.