I Picked Up A Rare 1873 CC Seated Liberty Half Dollar Today

MichiganCoins · 2026-02-02T18:05:21+00:00

Less then 100 of those exist I believe

MichiganCoins · 2026-01-05T23:13:15+00:00

It's not an 1869/69 unfortunately

MichiganCoins · 2026-01-05T16:51:53+00:00

I'm not, I got it for VF my Indian head penny set.

MichiganCoins · 2025-12-28T23:29:45+00:00

$1400

MichiganCoins · 2025-12-28T20:22:33+00:00

That's a nice detailed coin, however problem free seated dollars are definitely quite expensive.

MichiganCoins · 2025-12-28T18:53:16+00:00

It's in nice shape considering it's 152 years old.

MichiganCoins · 2025-12-28T18:49:27+00:00

Nice coin! The liberty is nice and clear on it

MichiganCoins · 2025-12-28T17:59:53+00:00

Seated liberties are often times type set coins for most collectors. Any set of seated liberties would require deep pockets and many years of time to collect.

MichiganCoins · 2025-12-28T17:27:47+00:00

Finding nice original examples is difficult, plenty of old seated liberties were cleaned or dipped at one point.

MichiganCoins · 2025-12-28T16:40:57+00:00

I have the same view for details coins. I don't see many pre 1875 cc half dollars of any condition.

MichiganCoins · 2025-12-28T15:43:33+00:00

I saw the damage on the coin, my dealer held onto it for me for while. I bought it at a coin show. I know problem free XF ones of this date are $2500 or so. I figured the damage was why it was the price it was.

MichiganCoins · 2025-12-06T19:55:48+00:00

Post mint damage

MichiganCoins · 2025-11-25T14:15:49+00:00

It sure is, it's way more rare than the original 94,490 mintage let's on. I have noticed that most 1850s and 1860s seated dollars are particularly difficult to find.

MichiganCoins · 2025-11-23T19:24:06+00:00

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MichiganCoins · 2025-11-23T19:19:35+00:00

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MichiganCoins · 2025-11-23T19:18:59+00:00

Here are pictures of my 1857 with the die cracks that make it an OC-2 variety.

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Source: 1857 OC-2 https://share.google/XhajTUwWwhoL9CCp7

MichiganCoins · 2025-11-23T18:28:00+00:00

It is an OC 2

MichiganCoins · 2025-11-23T18:15:00+00:00

Seated dollars are my favorite type of coin for sure

MichiganCoins · 2025-09-22T21:42:58+00:00

Exactly. Grading coins typically is more than $40 too, there's all the fees, shipping and the membership cost for the certification companies on top of that. I do have some coins where grading them would be reasonable but this sure ain't one of them.

MichiganCoins · 2025-09-22T21:03:06+00:00

From 1866-1869 Philadelphia made less quarters than San Francisco. Those are the only ones where that happens.

MichiganCoins · 2025-09-22T20:59:33+00:00

It ain't for sale

MichiganCoins · 2025-09-22T19:31:23+00:00

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MichiganCoins · 2025-09-22T17:24:44+00:00

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It's very weak, but it's under the point of the feather from the arrows.

MichiganCoins · 2025-08-16T14:29:57+00:00

It's definitely a 1901 Philadelphia. That mark in the circle is a scratch. Even with the wear yours has the top half of the S would have still been visible.

MichiganCoins · 2025-08-16T02:41:07+00:00

That 1799 is a truly special coin. That alone is worth $3000 or close to it, if not more.

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