United States 1870 dollar

After the manufacture of a few patterns in 1836-39, the Seated Liberty dollar was introduced into circulation in 1840 to immense disinterest. Mintages remained small throughout the series. In 1866, the reverse was modified to add the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST". The type was discontinued entirely in 1873. This date's mintage is considered high. The 1870-S is a major rarity with about a dozen known.

Record mintage: 416,000.

Specification: 26.73 g, 0.900 fine silver, 38.1 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 100.

Sources:

• Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
• Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.

Link to:

• 1867 dollar
• 1870 silver 3 cents
• 1870 nickel 3 cents
• 1870 5 cents
• 1870-S 5 dollars
• return to United States Seated Liberty Silver Dollars (1836-1873)
• Coins and currency dated 1870