silver coins, including the half dime, dime, quarter, and half dollar. United States Mint Chief Engraver originally designed these coins in the late 1830s, a period during which his Liberty Seated motif debuted on several other U.S. Thus, they are not ideal coins for the average miserly silver stacker who enjoys investing in bullion. The collectible premium of these coins is generally hundreds of dollars above spot value, which speaks to the overall difficulty in finding these coins today. While Liberty Seated dollars contain nearly one full ounce of silver, they are far more significant as numismatic collectibles than bullion coins. The Liberty Seated dollar is a scarce 19th-century silver coin that enjoys widespread popularity among type coin collectors who enjoy classic United States coinage. Liberty Seated dollars were struck from 1840 through 1873 and were the first regularly circulating United States silver dollars struck to the physical standards of most modern large-size U.S.
