The Silver Dollars of '60
United States Dollar, 1860
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
SILVER DOLLARS - SEATED LIBERTY, NO MOTTO |
| Item Description: |
$1 1860 |
| Full Grade: |
PCGS AU Details |
| Owner: |
jgenn |
Owner Comments:
If we focus on the year and not the century, a Seated Liberty Dollar from 1860 can join the set. The 1840-1865 design was 38.1 mm, 26.73 g, 90 % silver and had no motto.
The dollars of this period were mostly used for foreign trade where they were melted down for their silver content. 1860 was a pivotal year in US politics with Abraham Lincoln winning the election on a Republican platform that supported banning slavery in all the U.S. territories. Seven states seceded before his inauguration in 1861 -- the Civil War started a few months later in April.
Raw eBay purchase in May of 2014. I suspected it might be a details grade coin and bid accordingly, however I'm very pleased with the quality of the strike and eye appeal.