1870 S Seated Liberty Dollar
The 1870 S version of the Seated Liberty Dollar is worth on average $1,300,000.00 if in Mint State (uncirculated), while one in poor condition will have a value of just $300,000.00. If the coin has an error, or is certified this will further add to the appeal and raise it's price numismatically speaking.
- Year: 1870
- Mint: S
- Type: Seated Liberty Dollar
- Mintage: 11
- Metal: 90% silver 10% copper
- What's it worth?: $1,300,000.00 to $300,000.00
The 1870 S Seated Liberty Dollar is one of the most valuable United States coins ever produced. There are only 15 of the coins in existence, and one of those may just be a rumor. The only BU (brilliant uncirculated) known example sold for $1.3 million back in 2003. More recently an 1870-S $1 XF40 NGC. OC-1 sold for $324,000 in 2019 at Heritage Auction House.
Find this page useful? If so please share it with your friends and help us grow.
Top coins in this series. List price based off high end conditions that have been certified.
| $1,300,000 | 1870 S Seated Liberty Dollar |
|---|---|
| $150,000 | 1871 CC Seated Liberty Dollar |
| $8,000 | 1840 Seated Liberty Dollar |
| $7,500 | 1843 Seated Liberty Dollar |
| $7,250 | 1841 Seated Liberty Dollar |
| $7,000 | 1842 Seated Liberty Dollar |
Known errors. Coins in order by date. To learn more about each error simply click on the read more link.
| Lamination Error | A few lamination errors have been certified by various coin certification programs. T... |
|---|
Rare Coins. Key and Semi-Key Dates to remember. Based on various factors.
| 1873 CC | Only 2,000 1873 CC Seated Liberty Dollar were issued. Compare that to the near 300,0... |
|---|---|
| 1872 CC | Only 3,000 1872 CC Seated Liberty Dollars were issued.... |
| 1871 CC | 1871 CC Seated Liberty is Semi Key Date due to low mintages.... |
| 1870 S | Just 15 of these coins are known to exist. That is about as rare as rare gets. Recent... |
| 1862 | 1862 Seated Liberty Dollar has a relatively low production of just 11,000 coins. To p... |
| 1852 | Another low mintage year just 1,000 of these were minted and released, making the 185... |
| 1851 | Just 1,000 of these were minted and released, making the 1851 Seated Liberty Dollar a... |
| 1850 | Only 7,000 of these were produced making the 1850 Liberty Dollar low production even ... |
| 1848 | The 1848 Seated Liberty Dollar with just 15,000 minted is another key date to look ou... |
Related Coins
Common Questions
On the coins reverse directly in the center. The mint mark will be below the eagle holding arrows and an olive branch. Also directly above the One Dol lettering.
The coin is based on the Gobrecht dollar. The obverse is said to be a seated representation of Liberty herself. So in this case there was no model used, but rather the lady is based off the concept of liberty. Lady liberty is often seen holding a flag as in the attached photo.
The Seated Liberty Dollar has a weight of 26.73 g.