Show Me Some Seated Dollars

speety

Soooo, while working at stacks I've seen all sorts of things come in, but barely any seated dollars - I think one XF with a hole and two in VG/F with a few rim bumps. It's also been a few months since the last purchase. Anybody have any seated dollars to share? I'll post our most recent (and highest graded) seated dollar - a purchase from TDNs second set of seated dollars, the 1859:

lordmarcovan

speety

I never thought i'd see a seated dollar I didn't like, but...

I'm not gonna lie, when I saw the holed dollar come over the counter I immediately thought of you, LordM.

Jobessi

here ya go. It's an MS60 NGC, pop 18

123cents

RYK

greghansen

VF30

HoledandCreative

A timely post.



What is the date of the holed one? I still need a few.

DUIGUY

stman

Still my favorite....

crypto79

Someone beat me to the punch but here is a rare one

BBQnBLUES

I'm still partial to the "Potty Dollars"

Zoins

TTT

Was just thinking about @speety and wanted to bring up some old threads and coins to enjoy.

WDP

I purchased an almost complete set of business Strike Liberty Seated Dollars from 1840 to 1873 by date and mint mark approximately five years ago. This was the collection of a collector named W. Earl Spies.

Like many old time Seated Dollar collectors, Spies also had a collection of Proof Seated Dollars that had been sold at an earlier date(!). W. Earl Spies passed away in 1979.

The business strike collection averaged close to AU in grade.

Spies is best known for his collection of Early Silver Dollars 1794-1803 by die marriage and die state. This extensive collection was sold in a public auction sale by Stack's in December 1974.

The Seated Dollar collection had been put together by Spies in the 1950s and 1960s. The coins were stored for decades in 2X2 envelopes (no tissue paper or poly bags used). As a result the toning was mostly attractive and uniform.

A set of six Wayte Raymond coin boards was purchased, and the coins were inserted in the holders. I sold the collection "raw" and in the Wayte Raymond boards, the old fashioned way.

Here is a photo of the first board, the Spies 1840 to 1846-O Dollars (8 coins).

Photo courtesy of W. David Perkins

TennesseeDave

Wow WDP those are some really nice looking Seated Dollars.

shish

I was very fortunate to buy this beautiful coin from the W. Earl Spies collection.

WDP

I was very fortunate to buy this beautiful coin (1863 Seated Dollar) from the W. Earl Spies collection.

@shish, your 1863 Silver Dollar in my opinion was by far the best Dollar in the Spies business strike Seated Dollar Collection for both eye appeal, surfaces, and (condition) rarity!

**Great coin!!! ** Thanks for sharing the photo.

WDP

Wow WDP those are some really nice looking Seated Dollars.

@TennesseeDave, thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the photo.

Zoins

Great info and coins @WDP and @shish ! Nice additions to the great coins in this thread!

kaz

Sunshine Rare Coins

ldhair

LotsoLuck

I miss Speety, he was a good kid.

thisnamztaken

My only Seated type dollar.. PC-35

Flatwoods

@LotsoLuck said:
I miss Speety, he was a good kid.

Me too.

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golden

@speety said:
Soooo, while working at stacks I've seen all sorts of things come in, but barely any seated dollars - I think one XF with a hole and two in VG/F with a few rim bumps. It's also been a few months since the last purchase. Anybody have any seated dollars to share? I'll post our most recent (and highest graded) seated dollar - a purchase from TDNs second set of seated dollars, the 1859:

Love it!

EVillageProwler

@WDP said:
I purchased an almost complete set of business Strike Liberty Seated Dollars from 1840 to 1873 by date and mint mark approximately five years ago. This was the collection of a collector named W. Earl Spies.

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A set of six Wayte Raymond coin boards was purchased, and the coins were inserted in the holders. I sold the collection "raw" and in the Wayte Raymond boards, the old fashioned way.

Here is a photo of the first board, the Spies 1840 to 1846-O Dollars (8 coins).

Dave - when did you sell this set?

kaz

my humble specimen. David's (UHR) example leaves me speechless.

drfish

Here's mine

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toyonakataro

I have 4 business strikes so far.

CommemDude

toyonakataro

Wow, great color! I love it.

WDP

I have 4 business strikes so far.

@toyonakataro, Four Beautiful Seated Dollars!

1630Boston

@Jobessi
I actually like the _angle _on that coin. "

oih82w8

I have one so far in my U.S. Type Collection, I like this one even though our host called it "Questionable Color". I may crack it and see what the say the next time around.

Zoins

1842 Seated Liberty Dollar

Nic

Miss you speety.

DDR

Here's a set from the Carson City mint:

DDR

These all circulated out West.

DDR

DDR

Regulated

One I bought in an old ANACS AU50 holder a couple years ago that did a lot better when I sent it in...

sepetty

A common date, but perhaps my favorite:

Scratches on plastic. Electric blue!

topstuf

RichieURich

WOW! Sepetty, that 1842 is a super coin! Thanks for posting it!

MikeInFL

A great old thread, but alas, one I cannot add to. The perfect seated dollar for my collection has yet to appear, but there are some stunners in this thread in many different grades for all to aspire to.