U.S. Seated Liberty series
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The U.S. Seated Liberty series is a 19th-century design type featuring Liberty seated on a rock, used on multiple American silver denominations and widely collected for its historical and artistic significance.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States coin design type ⓘ |
| artStyle | neoclassical ⓘ |
| collectedAs |
date and mintmark set
ⓘ
type set ⓘ variety set ⓘ |
| collectingField | numismatics ⓘ |
| composition |
10% copper
ⓘ
90% silver ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | Liberty seated on a rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Christian Gobrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1891 ⓘ |
| feature |
arrows at date subtype
ⓘ
motto IN GOD WE TRUST added on some denominations ⓘ no stars obverse subtype on early dimes and half dimes ⓘ stars around Liberty on obverse in many issues ⓘ various legend and reverse layout changes over time ⓘ |
| hasSubtype |
Arrows at Date subtype
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No Motto subtype ⓘ No Stars subtype ⓘ Stars Obverse subtype ⓘ With Motto subtype ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| metal | silver ⓘ |
| mint |
Carson City Mint
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Orleans Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
artistic representation of classical Liberty
ⓘ
historical significance in pre–Civil War and post–Civil War America ⓘ longest-running U.S. silver coin design family of the 19th century ⓘ multiple design subtypes and varieties ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Seated Liberty figure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Capped Bust series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Barber coinage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign |
Heraldic eagle
ⓘ
Wreath ⓘ |
| startDate | 1837 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
auction catalogs of rare U.S. coins
ⓘ
specialized numismatic reference books ⓘ |
| theme | allegorical Liberty ⓘ |
| usedFor | circulating coinage ⓘ |
| usedOnDenomination |
Gobrecht dollar (prototype design influence)
NERFINISHED
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Seated Liberty dime NERFINISHED ⓘ Seated Liberty dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ Seated Liberty half dime NERFINISHED ⓘ Seated Liberty half dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ Seated Liberty quarter NERFINISHED ⓘ Seated Liberty twenty-cent piece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.