Circulated 1856 and 1857 liberty seated dollars
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These two coins are very interesting in that they are priced much lower than the 1854 and 1855 dollars, yet are very scarce in all circulated grades. These dates don't have the much higher proof mintages of the 1859 and later Philadelphia issues, so there is not a situation in which more proofs are available in relation to circulation strikes. Any comments about these dates would be appreciated.
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<< <i>The 1856 has been underrated for a long time and is on par with the 1854 and 1855 from what I've observed. The 1857 is [relatively speaking] easy to find. >>
IMO the 1854 is the toughest one of these issues, then the 1855, then the 1856, then the 1857. All of these are tougher than any of the Philly issues from 1859 to 1873.
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<< <i>I would love to buy circulated good to fine 1856 or 1857 dollars at Red Book or "Trends" prices any day. Try to find them at those prices!!! You can't. >>
I sold a VF 1856 recently. Was the price over Trends and Redbook? Youbetcha.
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This has been my experience also. I was lucky to pick up a 1855 in F from Jim O'Donnell a few years ago. The 1856 and 1857 i got from auctions, I have yet to purchase an 1854. The 1857 seems to be the most assessable out of these dates but still hard to find a nice problem free example. Bob
I found it odd that even though the 1873 is supposedly just as common as the 1871 and 1872, I find multiples of the '71 and '72 for every '73 I find.
Obscurum per obscurius
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RichieURich: the 73-cc is definately more then the 71-cc in circ grades. My 73-cc in XF-40 (should be 45+) costed twice as much as my 71-cc in XF-45. I will admit that the 73-cc is a better coin, but twice the cost for a lower holdered coin is a big difference. This makes me wonder how much the pop report is off since they are so similarily matched in Population for grades 40 and higher.