Seated Liberty Silver Dollars
From 1840 until 1873, the silver Seated Liberty was the dollar coin of the realm. Designed by the U.S. Mint’s chief engraver, Christian Gobrecht, the coin featured Lady Liberty sitting on a stone, holding a pole and a liberty cap in one hand and a shield marked "Liberty" in her other.
The coin’s obverse, or front, design is the same as that of many types of half-dimes, dimes, 20-cent pieces, quarters, and half-dollars minted between 1836...Continue Reading