Dollar

Notes: The 1873-S Seated Liberty Silver Dollar is a mysterious coin. The US Mint reported that they struck 700 of these coins - yet not a single one is known to exist. Two of these coins were sent to the Philadelphia Mint for routine examination but they were not preserved. It is assumed that the US Mint melted down all of these coins along with other obsolete coins. It is possible that some of these coins may still exist but have never been found.

Designer: Christian Gobrecht

Composition: 90% Silver - 10% Copper

History: The Seated Liberty portrait designs appeared on most regular-issue silver United States coinage during the mid- and late-nineteenth century, from 1836 through 1891. The denominations which featured the Goddess of Liberty in a Seated Liberty design included the half dime, the dime, the quarter, the half dollar, and until 1873 the silver dollar. Another coin that appeared exclusively in the Seated Liberty design was the twenty cent piece. This coin was produced from 1875 to 1878, and was discontinued because it looked very similar to the quarter. Seated Liberty coinage was minted at the main United States Mint in Philadelphia, as well as the branch mints in New Orleans, San Francisco, and Carson City.